Background
Muenscher, Walter Conrad was born on May 30, 1891 in Fischbach, Germany. Son of Heinrich Franz and Anna (Hilgenberg) Muenscher.
Muenscher, Walter Conrad was born on May 30, 1891 in Fischbach, Germany. Son of Heinrich Franz and Anna (Hilgenberg) Muenscher.
Came to the United States, 1894. Bachelor of Arts, State College Washington, 1914. Master of Arts, U. Nebraska, 1915.
Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1921.
Instructor Sioux Falls (South Dakot) High School, 1915-1916. Instructor botany Cornell Univercity, 1916-1923, assistant professor, 1923-1937, professor, 1937-1954, emeritus, since 1954. Instructor Puget Sound Marine Station, summers 1915-1916.
Field assistant Bureau Plant Industry, United States Department of Agriculture, 1917, botanist, 1923, associate botanist, 1924.
Botanist New York Biological Survey, 1926-1938.
Served with United States Army, 1918-1919. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member American Association University Professors, American Fern Society, American Society Limnology and Oceanography, American Society Plant Taxonomists, Botanical Society American, Phycol.
Society American, Wild Flower Preservation Society (trustee), DeWitt History Society, American Automobile Association, California, Torrey botanical societies, New England Botanical.
Club, Rochester (New York) Academy Science (honorary), Sigma Xi, Lambda Chi Alpha, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Minnie Worthen, May 20, 1918. Children: Elizabeth (Mistress Robert DeVelbiss), Frank (deceased), Helen (Mistress John Tryon), Joanne (Mistress Garrett Droppers).