Background
Murrill, William Alphonso was born on October 13, 1869 in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. Son of Samuel Leroy and Virginia Daniel (Woodroof) Murrill.
Murrill, William Alphonso was born on October 13, 1869 in Campbell County, Virginia, United States. Son of Samuel Leroy and Virginia Daniel (Woodroof) Murrill.
Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1887. Bachelor of Science, Randolph-Macon College, Virginia, 1889, Bachelor of Arts, 1890, Master of Arts, 1891. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1900.
Research student New York Botanical Garden, 1900-1904.
Professor natural science Bowling Green Seminary, Virginia, 1891-1893, Wesleyan Female Institute, Virginia, 1893-1897. Scholar in botany Cornell Univercity, 1897-1898, assistant in botany, 1898-1899, assistant cryptogamic botanist, 1899-1900. Teacher biology DeWitt Clinton High School, New York City, 1900-1904.
Assistant curator New York Botanical Garden, 1904-1905, 1st assistant, 1906-1907, assistant director, 1908-1922.
Member Torrey Botanical. Club, Botanical Society American, New York Academy Sciences, American Phytopathol. Society, Sigma Xi.
Married Edna Lee Luttrell, September 1, 1897.