Background
Matzke, Edwin Bernard was born on August 2, 1902 in New York City. Son of Conrad Joseph and Emilie (Frieling) Matzke.
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Edwin Bernard Matzke
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Education
Student Kaiser Wilhelm Institut for Biology, Berlin-Dahlem and University.
Career
Assistant in botany, Columbia, 1924-1928, instructor in botany, 1929-1933, assistant professor, 1933-1943, associate professor, 1943-1947, professor of botany, 1947-1969, chairman of department of botany, 1958-1966, chairman of department of biological science, 1966-1967, assistant to dean Columbia College, 1944-1960. Lecturer Fordham University, 1942-1944. Research investigator Marine Biology Laboratory, summers 1949-1956.
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Executive Committee of board New York Botanical Garden, 1958-1969.
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Membership
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, New York Academy Sciences. Member Botanical Society of America, American Bryological Society, Society for Study of Evolution, Torrey Botanical.
