Henry Chandler Cowles
Henry Chandler Cowles (February 27, 1869 – September 12, 1939) was an American botanist and ecological pioneer. A professor at the University of Chicago, he studied ecological succession in the Indiana Dunes of Northwest Indiana. This led to efforts to preserve the Indiana Dunes. One of Cowles' students, O. D. Frank continued his research.
Henry Chandler Cowles | |
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| Born | February 27, 1869 |
| Died | September 12, 1939 (aged 70) |
| Alma mater | University of Chicago Oberlin College |
| Known for | Ecological succession |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Waller |
| Children | Harriet |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | University of Chicago |
| Thesis | The Ecological Relations of the Vegetation on the Sand Dunes of Lake Michigan (1898) |
| Doctoral advisor | John Merle Coulter |
| Doctoral students | Victor Ernest Shelford William Skinner Cooper Paul Sears |
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