Albert Francis Blakeslee
Albert Francis Blakeslee | |
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Albert Francis Blakeslee and Sophia A. Satina | |
| Born | November 9, 1874 |
| Died | November 16, 1954 (aged 80) |
| Education | Wesleyan University, Harvard University (Ph.D.), University of Halle-Wittenberg |
| Known for | Use of jimsonweed as a model organism |
| Spouse | Margaret Dickson Bridges |
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| Relatives | George Hubbard Blakeslee (brother) |
| Awards | Bowdoin Prize |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | Carnegie Institution, Smith College |
| Doctoral students | Kathleen Margaret Cole |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Blakeslee |
Albert Francis Blakeslee (November 9, 1874 – November 16, 1954) was an American botanist. He is best known for his research on the poisonous jimsonweed plant and the sexuality of fungi. He was the brother of the Far East scholar George Hubbard Blakeslee.