The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Thaxter, Roland

THAXTER, Roland, American botanist: b. Newton, Mass., 28 Aug. 1858. After receiving a Harvard education and securing his Ph.D. there, in 1888 he became a professor of biology and botany in the university and a noted authority on the fungous diseases of animals and on cryptogamic botany. From 1885 to 1891 he was expert mycologist of the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station. He was chosen American editor of the British ‘Annals of Botany’; elected president of the American Botanical Society and in 1912 made a member of the National Academy of Science. He has contributed to many scientific publications dealing with his specialties.