Paul Christoph Mangelsdorf

Paul Christoph Mangelsdorf
Born(1899-07-20)July 20, 1899
Atchison, Kansas, US
DiedJuly 22, 1989(1989-07-22) (aged 90)
Chapel Hill, North Carolina, US
Resting placeMount Auburn Cemetery
Alma materKansas State University
Harvard University
Known forStudy of maize
Scientific career
FieldsAgronomy, botany
InstitutionsHarvard University
Doctoral advisorEdward Murray East
Author abbrev. (botany)Mangelsd.

Paul Christoph Mangelsdorf (July 20, 1899 – July 22, 1989) was an American botanist and agronomist, known for his work on the origins of maize. He served as professor of economic botany at Harvard University from 1940 to 1967.

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