Paul J. Kramer

American plant biologist

Paul Jackson Kramer (May 8, 1904 – May 24, 1995) was an American biologist and plant physiologist.

## Life and career[edit]

Kramer was born in Brookville, Indiana. He received a doctorate in plant physiology from the Ohio State University in 1931, and the same year joined Duke University as an instructor. He stayed there until his retirement in 1974 as James B. Duke Professor emeritus.[1] He graduated from Miami University in 1926 where he was a member of Theta Upsilon Omega fraternity.

Kramer was a member of the National Academy of Sciences, a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences,[2] and a fellow of the Australian Academy of Science.[3] The American Philosophical Society,[4] of which he was a member, called him "a world-renowned plant physiologist" and "a world leader in the fundamentals of the water relations of plants".[5]

Kramer was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Award of the American Institute of Biological Sciences.[1] Other awards included: an award of merit from the Botanical Society of America, an achievement award from the Society of American Foresters, and a Barnes Life Membership in the American Society of Plant Physiologists.[3] He had honorary degrees from the University of North Carolina, Miami University, Ohio State University, and l'Université Paris VII.[3]

He was married to Edith Vance Kramer, with whom he had two children, Jean Findeis and Richard.[1]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Saxon, Wolfgang (May 31, 1995). "P. J. Kramer, 91, Authority on Plant Physiology", New York Times.
2. ^ "Paul Jackson Kramer". American Academy of Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
3. ^ a b c John S. Boyer, Aubrey W. Naylor. Biographical Memoirs: Paul Jackson Kramer, National Academies Press.
4. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2022-08-25.
5. ^ Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society. Vol. 143, No. 2, June 1999.

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* Benjamin Minge Duggar (1923)
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* Jacob R. Schramm (1925)
* Liberty Hyde Bailey (1926)
* Harley Harris Bartlett (1927)
* Arthur Henry Reginald Buller (1928)
* Margaret Clay Ferguson (1929)
* Lester W. Sharp (1930)
* Charles Joseph Chamberlain (1931)
* George James Peirce (1932)
* Ezra Jacob Kraus (1933)
* Elmer Drew Merrill (1934)
* Aven Nelson (1935)
* C. Stuart Gager (1936)
* Edmund Ware Sinnott (1937)
* Arthur Johnson Eames (1938)
* Karl McKay Wiegand (1939)
* Edgar Nelson Transeau (1940)
* John Theodore Buchholz (1941)
* Merritt Lyndon Fernald (1942)
* William Jacob Robbins (1943)
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* Neil Everett Stevens (1946)
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* Henry Allan Gleason (1948)
* Ivey Foreman Lewis (1949)

1950–1974|

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* Katherine Esau (1951)
* Edgar Anderson (1952)
* Ralph H. Wetmore (1953)
* Adriance S. Foster (1954)
* Oswald Tippo (1955)
* Harriet Creighton (1956)
* George Sherman Avery, Jr. (1957)
* Frits Warmolt Went (1958)
* William Campbell Steere (1959)
* Kenneth V. Thimann (1960)
* Vernon Cheadle (1961)
* G. Ledyard Stebbins (1962)
* Constantine John Alexopoulos (1963)
* Paul J. Kramer (1964)
* Aaron John Sharp (1965)
* Harold Charles Bold (1966)
* Ralph Emerson (1967)
* Arthur Galston (1968)
* Harlan Parker Banks (1969)
* Lincoln Constance (1970)
* Richard C. Starr (1971)
* Charles Heimsch (1972)
* Arthur Cronquist (1973)
* Theodore Delevoryas (1974)

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* Peter H. Raven (1975)
* Barbara Frances Palser (1976)
* Warren H. Wagner (1977)
* William August Jensen ( 1978)
* Herbert George Baker (1979)
* Charles Bixler Heiser (1980)
* Patricia Kern Holmgren (1981)
* Ernest M. Gifford, Jr. (1982)
* Barbara D. Webster (1983)
* Mildred Esther Mathias (1984)
* William Louis Stern (1985–86)
* Ray Franklin Evert (1986–87)
* Shirley Cotter Tucker (1987–88)
* W. Hardy Eshbaugh (1988–89)
* David Leonard Dilcher (1989–90)
* Beryl B. Simpson (1990–91)
* William Louis Culberson (1991–92)
* Gregory Joseph Anderson (1992–93)
* Grady Webster (1993–94)
* Harry T. Horner (1994–95)
* Barbara A. Schaal (1995–96)
* Daniel Crawford (1996–97)
* Nancy Dengler (1997–98)
* Carol C. Baskin (1998–99)

2000–present|

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* Scott D. Russell (2002–3)
* Linda E. Graham (2003–4)
* Allison A. Snow (2004–5)
* Edward L. Schneider (2005–6)
* Christopher H. Haufler (2006–7)
* Pamela S. Soltis (2007–8)
* Karl J. Niklas (2008–9)
* Kent Holsinger (2009–10)
* Judith Skog (2010–11)
* Stephen G. Weller (2011–12)
* Elizabeth Kellogg (2012–13)
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* Tom Ranker (2014–15)
* Richard Olmstead (2015–16)
* Gordon Uno (2016–17)
* Loren Rieseberg (2017–18)
* Andrea Wolfe (2018–19)
* Linda Watson (2019–20)
* Cynthia S. Jones (2020–21)
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