Background
Burt, Edward Angus was born on April 9, 1859 in Athens, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Howard Fuller and Miranda (Forsyth) Burt.
Burt, Edward Angus was born on April 9, 1859 in Athens, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Howard Fuller and Miranda (Forsyth) Burt.
Graduate New York State Normal School, Albany, 1881. Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1893, Master of Arts, 1894, Doctor of Philosophy, 1895.
Teacher, Albany Boys’ Academy, 1880-1885. Professor natural science, State Normal School, Albany, 1885-1891. Professor botany, Middlebury (Vermont) College, 1895-1913.
Associate professor botany, 1913-1918, professor, 1918-1925, Washington University, and librarian and mycologist, Missouri Botanical Garden, 1913-1925.
Home: Middle Grove, New New York
Married Clara M. Briggs, August 21, 1884. Children: Angus Edward (deceased), Albert Forsyth, Farlow, Howard.