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Leonard Machlis

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discovered sirenin, which was "the first-known lower plant sex hormone or pheromone". He was made the chair of the botany department in 1962, and remained thus until 1968. He was the
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while he was at the University Illinois; they married in 1946. Gertrude had a doctorate in anatomy and physiology. After they moved to California, she taught at
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plants for rubber production. Next, he worked on a guided missile project. After the war's conclusion, he briefly taught botany at the
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in 1946. There, he researched the nutrition of fungi, as well as chemical signalling between fungi
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Machlis's early career was spent on war-related projects. He first worked for the
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to complete a master's degree with Harry Clements, followed by a PhD at the
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Leonard Machlis, who went by "Len", was born on April 13, 1915 in
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Jones, Russell L.; Constance, L.; Laetsch, W.M.; Maisel, S.
132: 117: 103: 77: 69: 51: 37: 21: 313:World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 8: 171:involved in sexual reproduction. He was the 201:, graduating in 1937. Next, he went to the 507:University of California, Berkeley faculty 29: 18: 391:John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation 271:in 1957 in the field of plant sciences. 355: 353: 351: 349: 303: 492:University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa alumni 280: 108: 7: 412:"Gertrude Machlis "Trix" Bjorklund" 362:"Leonard Machlis, Botany: Berkeley" 512:Annual Reviews (publisher) editors 487:Washington State University alumni 477:American people of Russian descent 235:University of California, Berkeley 150:University of California, Berkeley 14: 341:1930 United States Federal Census 327:1920 United States Federal Census 251:Annual Review of Plant Physiology 181:from 1959 to 1972 and received a 178:Annual Review of Plant Physiology 497:University of California alumni 482:20th-century American botanists 233:before accepting a position at 502:University of Illinois faculty 256:Annual Review of Plant Biology 223:U.S. Department of Agriculture 140:U.S. Department of Agriculture 1: 339:"Seattle, King, Washington", 325:"Seattle, King, Washington", 444:. 31 March 1976. p. 44. 241:. He and Berkeley colleague 199:Washington State University 85:Washington State University 528: 442:The San Francisco Examiner 158: 125: 28: 279:He met Gertrude Therese 259:) from 1959–1972. 207:University of California 189:Early life and education 95:University of California 472:Scientists from Seattle 416:San Francisco Chronicle 275:Personal life and death 231:University of Illinois 211:Dennis Robert Hoagland 145:University of Illinois 269:Guggenheim Fellowship 203:University of Hawaiʻi 183:Guggenheim Fellowship 90:University of Hawaiʻi 292:Berkeley, California 63:Berkeley, California 311:"Leonard Machlis", 267:Machlis received a 225:for propagation of 45:Seattle, Washington 438:"Leonard Machlis" 387:"Leonard Machlis" 263:Awards and honors 162: 161: 127:Scientific career 107:Gertrude Therese 16:American botanist 519: 446: 445: 434: 428: 427: 425: 423: 408: 402: 401: 399: 397: 383: 377: 376: 374: 372: 357: 344: 343: 336: 330: 329: 322: 316: 315: 308: 285: 113: 58: 33: 19: 527: 526: 522: 521: 520: 518: 517: 516: 452: 451: 450: 449: 436: 435: 431: 421: 419: 410: 409: 405: 395: 393: 385: 384: 380: 370: 368: 359: 358: 347: 338: 337: 333: 324: 323: 319: 310: 309: 305: 300: 277: 265: 219: 191: 165:Leonard Machlis 154: 99: 65: 60: 56: 47: 42: 24: 23:Leonard Machlis 17: 12: 11: 5: 525: 523: 515: 514: 509: 504: 499: 494: 489: 484: 479: 474: 469: 464: 454: 453: 448: 447: 429: 403: 378: 345: 331: 317: 302: 301: 299: 296: 284: Rafferty 276: 273: 264: 261: 243:Henry Rapoport 218: 215: 190: 187: 169:plant hormones 160: 159: 156: 155: 153: 152: 147: 142: 136: 134: 130: 129: 123: 122: 119: 115: 114: 112: Rafferty 105: 101: 100: 98: 97: 92: 87: 81: 79: 75: 74: 71: 67: 66: 61: 59:(aged 60) 55:March 26, 1976 53: 49: 48: 43: 41:April 13, 1915 39: 35: 34: 26: 25: 22: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 524: 513: 510: 508: 505: 503: 500: 498: 495: 493: 490: 488: 485: 483: 480: 478: 475: 473: 470: 468: 465: 463: 460: 459: 457: 443: 439: 433: 430: 417: 413: 407: 404: 392: 388: 382: 379: 367: 363: 356: 354: 352: 350: 346: 342: 335: 332: 328: 321: 318: 314: 307: 304: 297: 295: 293: 289: 288:Mills College 283: 274: 272: 270: 262: 260: 258: 257: 252: 248: 244: 240: 236: 232: 228: 224: 216: 214: 212: 208: 204: 200: 196: 188: 186: 184: 180: 179: 174: 170: 166: 157: 151: 148: 146: 143: 141: 138: 137: 135: 131: 128: 124: 120: 116: 111: 106: 102: 96: 93: 91: 88: 86: 83: 82: 80: 76: 72: 68: 64: 54: 50: 46: 40: 36: 32: 27: 20: 441: 432: 420:. Retrieved 418:. 6 May 2007 415: 406: 394:. Retrieved 390: 381: 369:. Retrieved 365: 340: 334: 326: 320: 312: 306: 278: 266: 254: 250: 220: 192: 176: 164: 163: 133:Institutions 126: 57:(1976-03-26) 467:1976 deaths 462:1915 births 422:11 November 396:11 November 371:11 November 70:Citizenship 456:Categories 366:calisphere 298:References 253:(now the 213:in 1943. 185:in 1957. 78:Education 118:Children 249:of the 239:gametes 227:guayule 195:Seattle 175:of the 104:Partner 247:editor 217:Career 209:under 173:editor 424:2020 398:2020 373:2020 52:Died 38:Born 282:née 110:née 458:: 440:. 414:. 389:. 364:. 348:^ 294:. 73:US 426:. 400:. 375:. 121:4

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Seattle, Washington
Berkeley, California
Washington State University
University of Hawaiʻi
University of California
née
U.S. Department of Agriculture
University of Illinois
University of California, Berkeley
plant hormones
editor
Annual Review of Plant Physiology
Guggenheim Fellowship
Seattle
Washington State University
University of Hawaiʻi
University of California
Dennis Robert Hoagland
U.S. Department of Agriculture
guayule
University of Illinois
University of California, Berkeley
gametes
Henry Rapoport
editor
Annual Review of Plant Biology
Guggenheim Fellowship
née
Mills College

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