) ▁B old . ▁He ▁earned ▁his ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁from ▁Columbia ▁University ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 9 , ▁Ph i ▁B eta ▁K appa ., ▁his ▁Master ▁of ▁Science ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Verm ont ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 1 , ▁and ▁his ▁Ph . D ▁in ▁bot any ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁at ▁Columbia . ▁He ▁married ▁Mary ▁E . ▁D outh it ▁on ▁June ▁ 8 , ▁ 1 9 4 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁worked ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁V ander b ilt ▁from ▁ 1 9 3 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁and ▁again ▁from ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁to ▁ 1 9 5 7 . ▁From ▁ 1 9 3 9 ▁to ▁ 1 9 4 5 ▁he ▁was ▁at ▁Columbia . ▁After ▁ 1 9 5 7 ▁he ▁taught ▁bot any ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Texas ▁at ▁Austin . ▁He ▁was ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Botan ical ▁Society ▁of ▁America ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 ▁and ▁the ▁director ▁of ▁The ▁American ▁Journal ▁of ▁Bot any ▁from ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁His ▁work ▁focused ▁on ▁sub - a er ial ▁and ▁soil ▁alg ae . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁ ▁Publications ▁▁ ▁Mor ph ology ▁of ▁Pl ants ▁( 1 9 5 7 ) ▁ ▁The ▁Plant ▁Kingdom ▁( 1 9 6 0 ) ▁ ▁Ex pl or atory ▁studies ▁of ▁tex as ▁soil ▁alg ae ▁( with ▁Tem d ▁R