Lois Lampe

Lois Lampe (March 29, 1896 – January 6, 1978) was an American botanist and educator. She taught at various levels for nearly 50 years at the Ohio State University before retiring and becoming assistant professor emerita in 1966. She was a member of six scientific societies and four honors societies during her teaching career.

Life and education She was born in Fayette County, Ohio to Gertrude Leslie and Fredrick Christian Lampe on March 29, 1896. Lampe attended the Ohio State University with a major in botany and minor in zoology, earning both her Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science in 1919, her Master of Science in 1922 and a Ph.D. in 1927. After she retired from teaching, she married Brenton C. Zimmerman.

She was a Member of Sigma Xi and served as secretary of the organization from 1947 to 1952.

Partial bibliography Lampe, Lois. "Twig Abscission in Populus Deltoides" (1922). Lampe, Lois. "Microchemical and Morphological Study of the Developing Endosperm of Maize" (June 1931). The Botanical Gazette. Lampe, Lois and Stewart, Grace Anne. "Foraminifera from the Middle Devonian Bone Beds of Ohio" (1947). Journal of Paleontology. Lampe, Lois. "The Origin and Development of the Ohio State University with Special Reference to the Biological Sciences" (1950). The Ohio Journal of Science. Lampe, Lois. The History of the Plant Institute. Ohio State University, 1952.