Helen Foot Buell
American botanist and ecologist (1902-1995)
Helen Foot Buell (December 22, 1901 – February 21, 1995) was an American botanist, algologist, ecologist, and editor.
Early life and education
Helen Foot was born in Kalispell, Montana, the daughter of Charles Henry Foot and Theresa M. Polley Foot. Both of her parents were born in Minnesota; her father was a lawyer. She graduated from Flathead County High School, and completed a Ph.D. in Phycology at the University of Minnesota in 1938, funded in part with a fellowship from the American Association of University Women.
Career
Helen Buell and her husband Murray Buell often worked as a team. They were fellow ecologists and often made publications together. She held an appointment as a teaching assistant at Rutgers University, where her husband was a professor.
Personal life and legacy
Helen Foot married Murray Fife Buell in 1932, while they were graduate students in Minnesota. They had a son, Peter, and a daughter, Honor, both born in North Carolina. He died in 1975; she died in 1995, aged 93 years.
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