Background
Greenman, Jesse More was born on December 27, 1867 in North East, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James William and Clarissa (More) Greenman.
Greenman, Jesse More was born on December 27, 1867 in North East, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James William and Clarissa (More) Greenman.
Bachelor of Science, University Pennsylvania, 1893. Master of Science, Harvard, 1899. Doctor of Philosophy, University Berlin, 1901.
He specialized in tropical flora, with emphasis on plants from Mexico and Central America. He was an authority on the genus Senecio and noted for his work at the Missouri Botanical Garden. Greenman earned his baccalaureate from the University of Pennsylvania 1893, then became an instructor for a year.
In 1894 he went to Harvard University studying and working in the Gray Herbarium until 1899 when he earned his masters degree.
There he began a long association with Benjamin Lincoln Robinson. He then taught at Harvard from 1902– Subsequently, he worked as an assistant to the curator of the Department of Botany of the Natural History Museum in Chicago and as an Assistant Professor of Botany at the University of Chicago.
He began working at the Missouri Botanical Garden as curator in 1913, remaining there until his retirement in 1943. While he was curator, the collection of flora there grew from 600,000 to about 1,500,000.
He was also a professor of botany at Washington University.
He suffered a severe stroke in 1945. Milton accompanied him on his trip to Central America in 1922.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (chairman of the section G. 1936-1937). Member Botanical Society American, Ecological Society America, American Society Naturalists, North.E. Botanical. Club, Germanistic Society Saint Louis, American Association University Professors, New York Academy of Science, Saint Louis Academy Science, Illinois Academy Science, Sigma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa (president Washington University chapter 1936-1937), Phi Sigma, Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Member Philadelphia Academy Natural Sciences.
Clubs: University, Harvard (Saint Louis).
Married Anne Louise Turner, September 20, 1902. Children: Jesse More, Milton Turner.