Estelle Louise Jensen

Estelle Louise Jensen
Born(1888-05-25)May 25, 1888
DiedJanuary 10, 1962(1962-01-10) (aged 73)
Resting placeSunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN
NationalityAmerican
Other namesLouise Jensen Stakman
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota, Smith College
Scientific career
FieldsPlant pathology

Estelle Louise Jensen (25 May 1888 – 10 January 1962) was an American plant pathologist.

Early life

On May 25, 1888, Jensen was born as Estelle Louise Jensen in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1]

Education

Jensen received an A.B. degree from the University of Minnesota in 1909 and an A.M. degree from Smith College in 1910.

Career

From 1912 to 1913, Jensen was a xylotomist for the recently formed Forest Products Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture. During the period 1913–1917, Jensen 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]

Personal life

In 1917, Jensen married Elvin C. Stakman, a professor. They have no children.[3]

On January 10, 1962, Jensen died suddenly and unexpectedly in Minnesota. Jensen was 73. Jensen is buried as Louise Jensen Stakman at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [3][4]

Selected publications

  • Stakman, Louise J. (July 1920). A Helminthosporium Disease of Wheat and Rye. Bulletin. Vol. 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

  1. ^ Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (2000), The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science, vol. 1, New York, NY: Routledge, p. 656
  2. ^ Bailey (1994), pp. 184–185.
  3. ^ a b Christensen, C. M. (1992). "Elvin Charles Stakman, 1885-1979". Biographical Memoirs. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. 61: 331–349.
  4. ^ "Louise Jensen Stakman". Find a Grave. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

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