Background
Morton, Conrad Vernon was born on October 24, 1905 in Fresno, California, United States. Son of Walter Crow and Noma (Bartholomew) Morton.
Morton, Conrad Vernon was born on October 24, 1905 in Fresno, California, United States. Son of Walter Crow and Noma (Bartholomew) Morton.
Bachelor of Arts, University California at Berkeley, 1928. Aide division plants’ United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution, 1928-1938, assistant curator, then associate curator, 1938-1948, curator division ferns, 1948-1970, senior botanist, 1970-1972. Associate editor American Fern Journal, 1940-1947, editor-in-chief, 1948-1961, associate editor, 1962-1972.
Editor for pteridophyta Biological Abstracts, 1946-1972.
Guggenheim fellow, 1954.
Editor American Fern Journal, 1940-1947, editor-in-chief, 1948-1961, associate Editor, 1962-1972; editor for pteridophyta Biological
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma.