Charles Edwin Bessey | |
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| Born | 21 May 1845 |
| Died | 25 February 1915(1915-02-25) (aged 69) |
| Alma mater | Michigan State Agricultural College |
| Known for | Bessey system |
| Awards | Nebraska Hall of Fame |
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| Fields | botanist |
| Institutions | Iowa Agricultural College |
| Doctoral advisor | Asa Gray |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Bessey |
Charles Edwin Bessey (21 May 1845 – 25 February 1915) was an Americanbotanist.
He was born atMilton,Wayne County, Ohio. He graduated in 1869 at theMichigan State Agricultural College. Bessey also studied atHarvard University underAsa Gray, in 1872 and in 1875–76. He wasprofessor of botany at theIowa Agricultural College, today known as Iowa State University from 1870 to 1884. In 1884, he was appointed professor of botany at theUniversity of Nebraska and became headdean there in 1909. He also served aschancellor of the University of Nebraska from 1888 to 1891 and again from 1899 to 1900.[1] He served aspresident of theAmerican Association for the Advancement of Science in 1911.[2] Bessey's son,Ernst Bessey was Professor of Mycology and Botany atMichigan State University. His other two sons, Edward and Carl, specialized in electrical engineering.
His arrangement offlowering plantstaxa, with focus on the evolutionary divergence of primitive forms, is considered by many as the system most likely to form the basis of a modern, comprehensive taxonomy of the plant kingdom.
In 1967, Iowa State University built a Plant Industry Building, which was named after Bessey. Today the building is used by departments in the biological sciences.
In 2007 he was inducted into theNebraska Hall of Fame.
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