Lucia McCulloch
McCulloch in 1915
Born(1873-02-26)February 26, 1873
Cincinnati, Ohio
DiedFebruary 10, 1955(1955-02-10) (aged 81)
Orlando, Florida
NationalityAmerican
Known forBotany, Plant pathology
Scientific career
InstitutionsUnited States Department of Agriculture
Author abbrev. (botany)L.McCulloch

Lucia Alma McCulloch (February 26, 1873 – February 10, 1955) was an American botanist and plant pathologist in the United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry.[1] Her work focused on crown gall and gladiolus diseases and pests. A colleague in the department run by Erwin Frink Smith, she also collaborated with botanist Nellie Adalesa Brown.

Life and career

McCulloch was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. She was the daughter of Robert S. and Alma Taggart (née Eveleth) McCulloch.[2] In 1898, while studying biology at Florida Agricultural College, she was appointed head of the library, now part of the George A. Smathers Libraries.[3] She received her Bachelor of Science degree there in 1902.[4] She was forced to resign June 30, 1903, after the (newly named) University of Florida became an all-male school.[5] She was a scientific assistant and laboratory plant pathologist at the Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture, in Washington, DC, in 1907.[1]

She died in Orlando, Florida.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 Cattell, J. McKeen, Brimhall, Dean R., editors (1921). American Men of Science: A Biographical Directory. 3rd edition. Bowker /The Science Press (reprint), ISBN 9781135415044
  2. ↑ Florida Department of Health, death certificate 5275 (1955), Lucia McCulloch; Office of Vital Statistics, Jacksonville.
  3. ↑ University of Florida. George A. Smathers Libraries History.
  4. ↑ Cattell, J. McKeen; Brimhall, Dean R. (1921). American Men of Science. Garrison, N.Y.: The Science Press. p. 435.
  5. ↑ T. H. Taliaferro, director, 1903. Florida Agricultural Experiment Station. Report for Financial Year Ending June 30, 1903. Lake City, Fla.: University of Florida. Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, 6.
  6. ↑ Staff report (12 February 1955). Miss Lucia McCollough [obituary], Orlando Evening Star, p. 11, col. 2.
  7. ↑ International Plant Names Index.  L.McCulloch.
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