Paul Silva
Paul Claude Silva (October 31, 1922 – June 12, 2014) was a phycologist, marine biologist, and algal taxonomist considered to be the world's leading expert in the Chlorophyte green algal genus, Codium. Silva was also an expert in botanical nomenclature and was an editor of the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature's Eighth through Sixteenth International Botanical Congresses.[1]
Paul Silva | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 31, 1922 |
| Died | June 12, 2014 |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | University of California, Berkeley |
| Known for | systematics of algae |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | phycology |
| Institutions | University of California, Berkeley |
| Doctoral advisor | George F. Papenfuss |
Biography
Silva completed his undergraduate degree at the University of Southern California, though his education was interrupted by World War II. He served in the US Navy on the USS Darby, participating in the Battle of Leyte Gulf. He attended Stanford University for his master's degree studying under Gilbert Morgan Smith, and University of California, Berkeley for his Ph.D. Silva later worked as a Research Botanist and Curator of Algae at the UCB herbarium.[2]
References
- Woelkerling, W. J. (2011). "A Tribute to Paul Silva, the International Phycological Society, and the Index Nominum Algarum". Phycologia. 50 (5): 498. doi:10.2216/0031-8884-50.5.498.
- Paul Claude Silva at The University and Jepson Herbarium
- IPNI. P.C.Silva.
