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Dr Ruth Olive <I>Schornherst</I> Breen

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Dr Ruth Olive Schornherst Breen

Birth
Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA
Death
10 Dec 1987 (aged 82)
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA
Burial
Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA Add to Map
Plot
Block 15, Lot 24 Sec 1 Space 7
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Professor of Botany at Florida State University for thirty-nine years, beginning her tenure at age twenty-one.

She was a distinguished Florida botanist for her work in the field of bryology, authored several books and articles on her extensive research and is referenced as an authority.

Dr. Breen was President of the American Bryological and Lichenological Society and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

"On 10 December, 1987, Professor Emerita Ruth Olive Schornherst Breen died. She joined the department of Botany in 1926 and retired from the Department of Biological Science in 1965." (Quote from the Departmental History Project of the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University).

Married William Hixon Breen November 23, 1948 in Leon County, Florida.


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Professor of Botany at Florida State University for thirty-nine years, beginning her tenure at age twenty-one.

She was a distinguished Florida botanist for her work in the field of bryology, authored several books and articles on her extensive research and is referenced as an authority.

Dr. Breen was President of the American Bryological and Lichenological Society and a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

"On 10 December, 1987, Professor Emerita Ruth Olive Schornherst Breen died. She joined the department of Botany in 1926 and retired from the Department of Biological Science in 1965." (Quote from the Departmental History Project of the Department of Biological Science at Florida State University).

Married William Hixon Breen November 23, 1948 in Leon County, Florida.


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  • Created by: Treva Poe
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59568833/ruth_olive-breen: accessed ), memorial page for Dr Ruth Olive Schornherst Breen (27 Feb 1905–10 Dec 1987), Find a Grave Memorial ID 59568833, citing Oakland Cemetery, Tallahassee, Leon County, Florida, USA; Maintained by Treva Poe (contributor 46880996).