Sterling Howard Emerson was an American geneticist.[1] Emerson was awarded a Guggenheim Fellowship in 1951.[2]
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Born | 29 October 1900 ![]() |
Died | 2 May 1988 ![]() |
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He was born on October 29, 1900[3] in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Rollins Adams Emerson.[4] Emerson was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 1922, and admitted as a Doctor of Philosophy from the University of Michigan in 1928.[4] Emerson was the professor of genetics at the California Institute of Technology from 1928 to 1971.[1] Emerson died on May 2, 1988, in Altadena, California.[4] The standard author abbreviation S.Emers. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]
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