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Edmund Ware Sinnott (February 5, 1888 in Cambridge, Massachusetts – January 6, 1968 in New Haven, Connecticut) was an American botanist and prolific textbook author. He is best known for his work in plant morphology. ==Life== Sinnott received his A.B. in 1908, his M.A. in 1910, and his Ph.D. in 1913 all from Harvard. He had studied in Australia with Arthur J. Eames from 1910-1911. Upon graduation, he became an instructor at Harvard, and worked with I. W. Bailey, the anatomist. From 1915-1928, he was at the Connecticut Agricultural College at Storrs, becoming Professor of Botany and Genetics. From 1928-1939, he was Professor of Botany at Barnard College and chair of the Botany Department at Columbia University (1939-1940). In 1940, he moved to Yale University to become Sterling Professor of Botany, chair of the Botany Department (1940-1956), director of the Marsh Botanical Garden (1940-1950), dean of the Graduate School (1950-1956) and director of Sheffield Scientific School (1945-1956). He was also made editor of the American Journal of Botany, member of the National Academy of Sciences, and president of the Botanical Society of America, the American Society of Naturalists and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was the co-author of the textbook ''Principles of Genetics'' (1925) which received positive reviews.〔Caspari, Ernst. (1950). ''Principles of Genetics by Edmund W. Sinnott, L. C. Dunn, Th. Dobzhansky''. ''Science'' . New Series, Vol. 112, No. 2920. p. 725.〕〔Colin, Edward C. (1952). ''Principles of Genetics by Edmund W. Sinnott, L. C. Dunn, Th. Dobzhansky''. ''The American Biology Teacher''. Vol. 14, No. 4. p. 101.〕〔Fogel, S; Herskowitz, I. H. (1952). ''Principles of Genetics by Edmund W. Sinnott, L. C. Dunn, Th. Dobzhansky''. ''The Quarterly Review of Biology''. Vol. 27, No. 2. pp. 210-211.〕〔Sobels, F. H. (1959). ''Principles of Genetics by Edmund Sinnott, L. C. Dunn, Theodosius Dobzhansky''. ''The Quarterly Review of Biology''. Vol. 34, No. 2. p. 151.〕 Throughout his life, Sinnott was a prolific author; he wrote ninety scientific articles and many textbooks. Sinnott contributed to the field of Colonial and early American Architecture with his book ''Meetinghouse & Church in Early New England'' (1963), with photographs by Jerauld Manter. In his teaching, Sinnott stressed the idea of scientific discovery and the importance of making careful measurements and correctly interpreting data. He endeavored to explain the organism as an integrated whole from the sum of its parts, processes and history. He retired in 1956 and died in New Haven in 1968. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Edmund Ware Sinnott」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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