Paul Weatherwax

Paul Weatherwax (1888–1976) was an American botanist, professor of botany, and botanical illustrator.

Biography He grew up on a farm and graduated from high school in Worthington, Indiana in 1907. He taught school from 1907 to 1909 in Worthington. He took college courses at Wabash College in the spring of 1909 and at DePauw University in the summer session of 1910. From 1910 to 1911 he taught high school, first at Owensburg and then at Freedom. In the spring of 1911 he enrolled at Indiana University Bloomington but he then taught high school for a year at Greencastle. He graduated from Indiana University Bloomington with bachelor's degree in 1914, master's degree in 1915, and PhD in 1918. At Indiana University Bloomington he was an assistant in botany from 1913 to 1915 and an instructor in botany from 1915 to 1918. From 1919 to 1921 he was an associate professor at the University of Georgia. At Indiana University he was an associate professor from 1921 to 1935 and a full professor from 1935 to 1959, when he retired as professor emeritus.

From 1960 to 1963 he was a visiting professor at Franklin College. He taught at Hanover College in 1966.