Background
Silva, Paul Claude was born on October 31, 1922 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Roy Arthur and May (Henson) Silva.
Silva, Paul Claude was born on October 31, 1922 in San Diego, California, United States. Son of Roy Arthur and May (Henson) Silva.
Bachelor, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, 1946; Master of Arts, Stanford (California) U., 1948; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Berkeley, 1951.
Faculty member, Department Botany, University of Illinois, Champaign, 1952-1960; visiting professor department botany, University of California, Berkeley, 1960-1961; senior Herbarium botanist, University of California, Berkeley, 1961-1967; research botanist, University of California, Berkeley, since 1967. Member of advisory committee Cordell Expeditions, Walnut Creek, California, since 1982.
Lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946. Member International Association for Plant Taxonomy (editorial committee since 1981, Chairman of Commission for algae, since 1954).