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Elvin Charles Stakman (May 17, 1885 – January 22, 1979) was an American plant pathologist who was a pioneer of methods of identifying and combatting disease in wheat. He became an internationally renowned phytopathologist for his studies of the genetics and epidemiology of stem rust.
Apr 9, 2024 · Elvin Charles Stakman (born May 17, 1885, Algoma, Wis., U.S.—died Jan. 22, 1979, St. Paul, Minn.) was a pioneering American plant pathologist and educator who established the methods for identifying and combatting diseases of wheat and other important food crops.
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Elvin Charles Stakman, 1885–1979. Stakman received an M.A. degree from the University of Minnesota in 1910 and a Ph.D. degree in 1913 under the direction of E. M. Freeman. In 1913, Stakman became head of the Section of Plant Pathology and Agricultural Botany at the University of Minnesota, a position he held until his retirement in 1953.
Elvin Charles Stakman (May 17, 1885 – January 22, 1979) was an American plant pathologist who was a pioneer of methods of identifying and combatting disease in wheat. He became an internationally renowned phytopathologist for his studies of the genetics and epidemiology of stem rust.
In 1917 Freeman became Dean of the College of Agriculture while remaining the Chief of the Division of Vegetable Pathology and Botany. Freeman put Elvin Stakman in charge of the day-to-day activities of the plant pathology unit and later, in 1940, made Stakman head of the Plant Pathology department.
Jan 24, 1979 · Elvin Charles Stakman, the pioneering ‘ plant pathologist who established the methods for identifying and combating diseases of wheat and other important food crops, died Monday in St. Paul....
The collection contains the papers of Elvin C. Stakman, professor emeritus and chair of the Division of Plant Pathology and Botany at the University of Minnesota. The Elvin C. Stakman papers were transferred to University Archives by the Department of Plant Pathology.
