Background
Steiner, Erich Ernst was born on April 9, 1919 in Thun, Canton Bern, Switzerland. Came to the United States, 1922. Son of Gotthold and Emmy (Schmid) Steiner.
Steiner, Erich Ernst was born on April 9, 1919 in Thun, Canton Bern, Switzerland. Came to the United States, 1922. Son of Gotthold and Emmy (Schmid) Steiner.
Bachelor of Science, University Michigan, 1940. Doctor of Philosophy, Indiana University, 1950.
Instructor department botany University Michigan, Ann Arbor, 1950-1953, assistant professor, 1953-1956, associate professor, 1956-1961, professor, 1961-1988, professor emeritus, 1988-1998, chairman department botany, 1968-1971, director Matthaei Botanical Gardens, 1971-1977, 89-91. Visiting professor University California at Davis, 1967.
Secretary Michigan Academy of Sciences, 1957-1958. Second lieutenant Medical Administrative corpus, United States army, 1943-1946. European Theatre of Operations.
Member Botanical Society of America, Genetics Society of America, American Society Naturalists, Society for Study of Evolution, American Association Botanical Gardens and Arboreta (board directors 1979-1982), Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Dorothy Aileen White, July 8, 1944. Children: Kurt Edric, Karl Rolf, Kim Eric.