Joseph Harold Kirkbride

Background

Kirkbride, Joseph Harold was born on February 4, 1943 in St. Louis. Son of Joseph Harold and Mary Elizabeth (May) Kirkbride.

Education

Bachelor, St. Saint Louis University, 1966; Master of Science, St. Saint Louis University, 1968; Doctor of Philosophy, CUNY, 1975.

Career

Teaching fellow, St. Saint Louis University, 1967-1968; graduate fellow, New York Botanical Garden, Bronx, New York, 1968-1975; associate curator, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, 1975-1979; professor, U. Brasília, Brazil, 1979-1984; research botanist, USDA, ARS, Beltsville, Maryland., since 1984. Research associate Smithsonian Institution, since 1979. Consultant Inter-American Institute, C.A., Brasilia, 1983.

Achievements

• Joseph Harold Kirkbride has been listed as a noteworthy Botanist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member American Society Plant Taxonomy, International Association Plant Taxonomy, Botanical Society Washington (president 1991), Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: reading, computers.

Connections

Married Cristina García, April 24, 1975. Children: Joseph Harold III, Tatiana Maria.

Father:

Joseph Harold Kirkbride

Mother:

Mary Elizabeth (May) Kirkbride

Spouse:

Cristina García

child:

Joseph Harold III Kirkbride

child:

Tatiana Maria Kirkbride