Estelle Louise Jensen

Estelle Louise Jensen (25 May 1888 – 10 January 1962) was an American plant pathologist.

Estelle Louise Jensen
Born(1888-05-25)May 25, 1888
DiedJanuary 10, 1962(1962-01-10) (aged 73)
Resting placeSunset Memorial Park Cemetery, Minneapolis, MN
NationalityAmerican
Other namesLouise Jensen Stakman
Alma materUniversity of Minnesota, Smith College
Scientific career
FieldsPlant pathology

Early life

On May 25, 1888, Jensen was born as Estelle Louise Jensen in Minneapolis, Minnesota.[1]

Education

Jensen received an A.B. degree from the University of Minnesota in 1909 and an A.M. degree from Smith College in 1910.

Career

From 1912 to 1913, Jensen was a xylotomist for the recently formed Forest Products Laboratory of the Department of Agriculture. During the period 1913–1917, Jensen was an instructor in mycology for the University of Minnesota and a researcher at the Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station. Her research interests included imperfect fungi that are pathogens of cereals.[2]

Personal life

In 1917, Jensen married Elvin C. Stakman, a professor. They have no children.[3]

On January 10, 1962, Jensen died suddenly and unexpectedly in Minnesota. Jensen was 73. Jensen is buried as Louise Jensen Stakman at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery in Minneapolis, Minnesota. [3][4]

Selected publications

  • Stakman, Louise J. (July 1920). A Helminthosporium Disease of Wheat and Rye. Bulletin. Vol. 191. St. Paul, MN: University of Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station.
  • Stakman, Louise J. (1923). "Some fungi causing root and foot rots of cereals". Studies in Plant Science. University of Minnesota: 140–153.

References

  1. Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (2000), The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science, vol. 1, New York, NY: Routledge, p. 656
  2. Bailey (1994), pp. 184–185.
  3. Christensen, C. M. (1992). "Elvin Charles Stakman, 1885-1979". Biographical Memoirs. Washington, DC: National Academy Press. 61: 331–349.
  4. "Louise Jensen Stakman". Find a Grave. Retrieved December 22, 2018.

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