Citizenship United States Name William Culberson Nationality United States | Institutions Duke University Fields Lichenology Influences E. Lucy Braun | |
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Born April 5, 1929
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States ( 1929-04-05 ) Died February 8, 2003, Durham, North Carolina, United States Spouse Chicita F. Culberson (1953) Alma mater University of Cincinnati, University of Paris, University of Wisconsin-Madison | ||
Residence United States of America Notable awards Acharius Medal (1992) | ||
William Louis "Bill" Culberson (April 5, 1929 in Indianapolis, Indiana—February 8, 2003 in Durham, North Carolina) was a lichenologist.
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Professional history
Culberson earned his bachelor's degree at the University of Cincinnati, where he was influenced by E. Lucy Braun; he subsequently attended the University of Paris and the University of Wisconsin–Madison.
In 1955, Culberson joined the botany department at Duke University; he subsequently managed Duke's acquisition of the lichen-centric herbaria of Julien Harmand and Johan Havaas. He served as the Hugo L. Blomquist Professor. In 2010, the lichen collection was officially named the William Louis & Chicita F. Culberson Lichen Herbarium & Library.
He served as president of the Botanical Society of America and the American Bryological and Lichenological Society and as director of the Sarah P. Duke Gardens. He was the first editor-in-chief of the journal Systematic Botany. In 1992, he became one of the first modern recipients of the Acharius Medal.
Personal life
In 1953, Dr. Culberson married fellow lichenologist Chicita F. Forman.