Background
Munz, Philip Alexander was born on April 1, 1892 in Saratoga, Wyoming, United States. Son of Alexander and Caroline (Wolf) Munz.
Munz, Philip Alexander was born on April 1, 1892 in Saratoga, Wyoming, United States. Son of Alexander and Caroline (Wolf) Munz.
Bachelor of Arts, Univercity Denver, 1913, Master of Arts, 1914. Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1917.
Graduate assistant in biology Cornell University, 1914-1915, in botany, 1916-1917. Assistant professor botany Pomona College, Claremont, 1917-1923, associate professor, 1923-1926, professor, 1926-1944, dean of faculty, 1941-1942. Professor botany and horticulture Bailey Hortorium, Cornell Univercity, 1944-1946.
Director Rancho Santa Ana Botanic Garden, 1947-1960.
Guggenheim fellow, South America, 1938-1939.
Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, California Academy Science. Member Botanical Society American, Torrey Botany.
Married Alice Virginia McCully, June 10, 1925. Children: Robert Alexander, Frederick Wolf.