Background
Selm, Henry Rawie De was born on November 1, 1924 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Ralph Emerson and Helen (Rawie) De Selm.
Selm, Henry Rawie De was born on November 1, 1924 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Ralph Emerson and Helen (Rawie) De Selm.
Bachelor of Science in Agriculture, Ohio State University, 1948; Bachelor of Science in Education, Ohio State University, 1949; Master of Science in Botany, Ohio State University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy in Botany, Ohio State University, 1953.
Instructor botany, Ohio State University, Columbus, 1953-1954;
instructor botany, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro, 1954-1956;
instructor, research associate botany, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1956-1962;
assistant professor botany, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1962-1965;
associate professor botany, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1965-1973;
professor botany, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1973-1989;
retired, U. Tennessee, Knoxville, 1990. Consultant Tennessee Department Conservation, Nashville, 1971-1980. Senior research fellow Center for Field Biology, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1990-1991.
Trustee The Nature Conservancy, Nashville, 1978-1983.
Trustee Tennessee Valley Unitarian Church, Knoxville, 1978-1980. 1st Lieutenant United States Marine Corps, 1943-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, Tennessee Academy Science.
Member American Bamboo Society, International Association Vegetation Science, Natural Areas Association, Southern Appalachian Botanical Club (president 1978-1979).
Married Mary Elizabeth Hersee, June 1, 1948. Children: Diane Overcast, Richard Lowell.