Английская Википедия:Chicita F. Culberson

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Chicita Frances Culberson (born Chicita Frances Forman, November 1, 1931, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania – March 5, 2023, in Durham, North Carolina)[1] was an American lichenologist.

Education

She graduated with a B.S. from the University of Cincinnati in 1953, where she also met her future husband, Bill Culberson.[2][3] In 1954, she received an M.S. from the University of Wisconsin, and in 1959 she received a Ph.D. from Duke University.[2]

Career

A botanical researcher at Duke University, Culberson pioneered the use of thin-layer chromatography in the identification of secondary lichen products.[4]

In 1992, she became one of the first modern recipients of the Acharius Medal.[5]

In 2000, botanist Theodore Esslinger circumscribed Culbersonia, which is a fungal genus in the family Caliciaceae and named in Bill Culberson and Chicita F. Culberson's honour, his "longtime friends and mentors".[6][7] At the 9th International Association for Lichenology conference held virtually in Brazil on 4 August 2021, the lichen chemistry symposium was dedicated to Culberson for her 90th birthday.[8]

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Personal life

Culberson was married to fellow lichenologist Bill Culberson from 1953,[9] until his death in 2003. Culberson died on March 3, 2023, at Croasdaile Village, a senior adult community in Durham, North Carolina.

See also

Sources

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External links

Шаблон:Presidents of the American Bryological and Lichenological Society Шаблон:Recipients of the Acharius Medal Шаблон:Authority control