Charles Heimsch
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Charles Heimsch | |
|---|---|
| Born | May 4, 1914 |
| Died | April 23, 2003 (aged 88) |
| Resting place | Oxford, Ohio |
| Alma mater | Miami University Harvard University University of California, Berkeley |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Swarthmore College Amherst College University of Texas at Austin Miami University |
Charles Heimsch (May 4, 1914 – April 23, 2003) was an American botanist who specialized in systematic plant anatomy.[1] He helped establish a doctoral program while chair of the Department of Botany at Miami University, a position which he held for 18 years. He served as editor-in-chief for the American Journal of Botany from 1964 to 1969, and was president of the Botanical Society of America from 1971 to 1972.[2]
He authored many scholarly articles on the subject of plant anatomy, and has published two textbooks.[3]
