Английская Википедия:Harriet George Barclay

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Like resume Harriet George Barclay (31 August 1901 - 25 May 1990) was an American botanist, plant ecologist, nature conservationist, and artist. Шаблон:Botanist

Biography

Barclay was a professor at the University of Tulsa. She later became Chair of the Botany Department in 1953.

She also taught at universities across America: Colorado, Arkansas, Illinois, and North Carolina.

Harriet George Barclay collected over 35,000 plants from 6 different continents, including 15,000 different specimens from South America while conducting research there.

She has over 2,000 specimens on record as identified or collected.

Degrees

• B.A., Botany, University of Minnesota, 1923
• M.A., Botany, University of Minnesota, 1924
• Ph.D. Plant Ecology, University of Chicago, 1928
• B.A. Art, University of Tulsa, 1945

Positions

• Chair of the Botany Department, Tulsa University, OK
• Trustee, Philbrook Museum of Art, OK
• President, Tulsa Garden Club, OK
• Member, Tulsa Artists Guild, OK

Accomplishments

Barclay was instrumental in getting the Nature Conservancy in Washington, D.C. to lease land to the University of Tulsa for Redbud Valley Nature Preserve - the first project of its kind in Oklahoma.

Awards and honors

• "Woman of the Year," American Women in Radio and Television, 1959
• "Conservationist of the Year," Oklahoma Wildlife Federation, 1971
• "Distinguished Service Award," Henry Kendall College of Arts and Sciences, Tulsa University, 1975
• "Oklahoma Hall of Fame," 1976

Interesting facts

• 10 plants are named after Barclay.

Quotes

"A trip has no value if you come home and forget it" - Harriet George Barclay.

See also

• University of Minnesota
• University of Chicago
• University of Tulsa
• Philbrook Museum of Art