Rudolf Schmid

Background

Schmid, Rudolf was born on August 8, 1942 in Springfield, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Fritz K. and Ruth (Wertz) Schmid.

Education

Bachelor of Science, University of California, Davis, 1964; Master of Arts, University of California, Davis, 1965; Master of Science, University of Michigan, 1967; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Michigan, 1971.

Career

Smithsonian Fellow, Smithsonian Institute, Washington, 1971-1972; assistant professor, University of California, Berkeley, 1972-1979; associate professor, University of California, Berkeley, since 1979; associate curator, U. Herbarium, University of California, Berkeley, since 1983.

Works

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• book

  • Diversity of plants and fungi

    (Paperback book, biology)

Membership

Chairman Blake Estate Architectural Committee, Kensington, California, since 1988. Fellow Linnean Society London. Member Botanical Society American (officer 1977-1980), International Association for Plant Taxonomy (editor, reviews and notices of publications, Utrecht, Holland, since 1986), International Association of Wood Anatomists, California Botanical Society (officer 1976-1979).

Interests

• Avocations: gardening, running, photography, computers, botanical history (1870-1845).

Connections

Married Marvin J. Taylor, August 19, 1967 (divorced 1976). 1 child, Acmena Maria. Married Janet Hildebrand, August 9, 1989.

Father:

Fritz K. Schmid

Mother:

Ruth (Wertz) Schmid

Spouse:

Marvin J. Taylor

Spouse:

Janet Hildebrand

child:

Acmena Maria Schmid