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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.
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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 died January 6, 1978 in London, Ohio.
Career
From 1917 to 1920 Lampe was a student assistant at the Ohio State University, which started her career as an educator. Over the 46 years after serving as a student assistant, Lampe was a graduate teaching assistant (1920–1923), instructor (1923–1924, 1926–1940), and assistant professor (1940–1966). She was never promoted above assistant professor. In 1966, she became assistant professor emerita.
She was a Member of Sigma Xi and served as secretary of the organization from 1947 to 1952.
Her work were based in John H. Schaffner’s ideas on phylogenetic taxonomy. Lampe's research mainly focused on the anatomy of developing vascular plants. For her master's thesis, Lampe studied twig abscission in the cottonwood tree. For her doctoral dissertation, she wrote on the development of corn endosperm. Lampe was also a notable artist who contributed to her colleague's scientific papers and displayed her art publicly. She also contributed scientific drawings to publications.