About Gladys T. Nisbet
Lived 1895 – 1994 (aged 99). Gladys T. Nisbet was a botanist, known for Penstemon.
Gladys Turner Nisbet (Grafton, Illinois, 11 September 1895 – Highlands Ranch, Colorado, 7 October 1994) was an American botanist known for researching the genus Penstemon, particularly in New Mexico. Nisbet earned a master's degree in Biology at the University of New Mexico expanding on work she had done as an undergraduate at New Mexico Normal University. A species of fossil coral which she discovered in Arizona, Iowaphyllum nisbeti, is named in her honor.
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Who was Gladys T. Nisbet?
American botanist (1895-)
When was Gladys T. Nisbet born?
Gladys T. Nisbet was born on 11 September 1895 in Grafton.
When did Gladys T. Nisbet die?
Gladys T. Nisbet died on 7 October 1994 in Highlands Ranch, Colorado.
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Gladys T. Nisbet was a botanist.
What was Gladys T. Nisbet known for?
Gladys T. Nisbet was known for Penstemon.
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