Estelle Louise Jensen
| Estelle Louise Jensen | |
|---|---|
| Born |
May 25, 1888 Minneapolis, Minnesota |
| Died | January 10, 1962 (aged 73) |
| Resting place | Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN |
| Other names | Louise Jensen |
| Nationality | American |
| Fields | Plant pathology |
| Alma mater | University of Minnesota, Smith College |
Estelle Louise Jensen (25 May 1888 – 10 January 1962) was an American plant pathologist. She was also known as Louise Jensen.
Education, family, and career
Estelle Louise Jensen was born on 25 May 1888 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1] She received an A.B. degree from the University of Minnesota in 1909 and an A.M. degree from Smith College in 1910. From 1912 to 1913, she was a xylotomist for the recently-formed Forest Products Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture. During the period 1913–1917, she was an instructor in mycology for the University of Minnesota and a researcher at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. Her research interests included imperfect fungi that are pathogens of cereals.[2]
Louise Jensen married Elvin C. Stakman in 1917. The couple had no children.[3] She died suddenly and unexpectedly on 10 January 1962. Louise Jensen Stakman is buried at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Minneapolis.[3][4]
Selected publications
- Stakman, Louise J. (July 1920). A Helminthosporium Disease of Wheat and Rye. Bulletin. 191. St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station.
- Stakman, Louise J. (1923). "Some fungi causing root and foot rots of cereals". Studies in Plant Science. University of Minnesota: 140–153.
References
- ↑ Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (2000), The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science, 1, New York, NY: Routledge, p. 656
- ↑ Bailey (1994), pp. 184–185.
- 1 2 Christensen, C. M. (1992). "Elvin Charles Stakman, 1885-1979". Biographical Memoirs. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. 61: 331–349.
- ↑ "Louise Jensen Stakman". Find a Grave. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
Bibliography
- Bailey, Martha J., ed. (1994), "Jensen, (Estelle) Louise", American Women in Science: A Biographical Dictionary, Denver, CO: ABC-CLIO, pp. 184–185, ISBN 0-87436-740-9