Edna H. Fawcett

Edna Hague Fawcett (1879 – 1960) was an American botanist and specialist on plant health problems.[1][2]

Edna H. Fawcett
Picture of Fawcett during her time in Department of Agriculture. Exact date unknown.
Born1879
Died1960
Alma materSmith College,
Barnard College
Known forStabilization of Boric Acid Buffers By Aeration
The Problem of Dilution in Colorimetric H-Ion Measurements
Scientific career
InstitutionsNew York Botanical Garden,
United States Department of Agriculture

Life and career

Fawcett earned a bachelor's degree from Smith College in 1901.[3] Around this same time, Fawcett held a temporary position as an assistant at a public school in Springfield, Massachusetts.[4] She continued her studies at Barnard College before taking a position at the New York Botanical Garden. She joined the research staff of the Bureau of Plant Industry at the United States Department of Agriculture in 1906. Working her way up from a technician position, Fawcett eventually became an assistant pathologist in 1930.

Among her most notable written studies are Stabilization of Boric Acid Buffers By Aeration and The Problem of Dilution in Colorimetric H-Ion Measurements, which were both written in conjunction with S. F. Acree.[5][6]

References
  1. Kelly, Mary Greiner (June 1, 1934). Women Scientists Hold High Rank in Developing Plant Disease Cures. Washington Post
  2. "Edna H Fawcett (1879-1960) - Find A Grave..." www.findagrave.com.
  3. Leonard, John William (1914). Woman's Who's who of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporary Women of the United States and Canada. American Commonwealth Co.
  4. "The Smith College Monthly". 9. 1901. Retrieved 18 March 2014. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. Fawcett, Edna H. "Stabilization of boric acid buffers by aeration". Retrieved 18 March 2014.
  6. Fawcett, Edna H. "The Problem of Dilution in Colormetric H-Ion Measurements" (PDF). Retrieved 18 March 2014.


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