Anna Isabel Mulford (c. 1848 – June 16, 1943), was an American botanist and teacher.

Education

Mulford was born in East Orange, N.J.[1] and graduated Vassar College with an A.B., A.M. in 1886. In St. Louis, Missouri, she enrolled in the Shaw School of Botany at Washington University and in 1895, she was the first student to earn a Ph.D. (a faculty member had done so three years before).[1] Mulford's doctoral dissertation described her research on agave plants in the U.S. In the course of her studies, she discovered several new species and, subsequently, some of them were named after her.[2][3]

Career

Mulford discovered Astragalus mulfordiae, which was named in her honor as Mulford's milkvetch.[2]

Her teaching career included both McKinley High School (1898) and St. Louis High School.[2]

Written works

References

  1. 1 2 General Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates of Vassar College, Volume 4. Vassar College. 1910. p. 90. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 "Treasuring the Past: Receiving the First Ph.D.s". Washington University in St. Louis Magazine. Fall 2002. Archived from the original on December 6, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2018. Graduating from Vassar College in 1886, Mulford came to St. Louis and enrolled in the Shaw School of Botany. For her doctoral dissertation, she researched Agaves in the United States and subsequently discovered several species—some, including Mulford's milkvetch, were named after her. Mulford (1848-1943) had a long teaching career and taught at both St. Louis Central High School and McKinley High School in St. Louis.
  3. ↑ "History". The Graduate School | Washington University in St. Louis. 2017-12-04. Archived from the original on 2019-11-11. Retrieved 2019-11-11.
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