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### Author
Stakman, Elvin Charles (1885-1979), American mycologist, palynologist and phytopathologist; studied at the University of Minnesota; B.A. ib. 1906; with Minnesota public schools 1906-1909; instructor in plant pathology Univ. Minnesota 1909; Dr. phil. ib. 1913; asst. professor ib. 1913-1916, assoc. professor 1916-1918; regular professor 1918-1953; head of the section of plant pathology, Univ. Minnesota and pathologist at the office of cereal investigations, U.S.D.A. at St. Paul. Minnesota 1940-1953; emeritus professor 1953-1979; specialist on cereal rusts and smuts.
**Abbreviated name**: *Stakman* \[standard form in IPNI: *Stakman*\]
#### Herbarium and types
[[Collection MPPD|MPPD]]; some further material at [[Collection IAC|IAC]]. – *Letters* at [[Collection G|G]], [[Collection HU|HU]].
#### Bibliography and biography
Ainsworth p. 157-158, 324, 325, 326, 334, 347; Barnhart 3: 315 (b. 17 Mai 1885); Biol.-Dokum. 17: 8850; Bossert p. 380; Hirsch p. 284; IH 1 (ed. 7): 343, 2: (files); Lenley p. 382; LS suppl. 3786, 8847, 26342-26389; Stevenson p. 1259; Tucker 3: 292.
#### Biofile
- Anon., Cat. gén. livr. impr. Bibl. natl. 177: 67. 1950; Curr. Biogr. Yearb. 1949: 580-582. 1950, 1979: 474. 1980; Phytopathology 56: 386-387. 1966 (brief biogr. sketch), 58: 7. 1968 (award); Science 207: 516. 1980 (d.); Time 113: 125. 5 Feb 1979 (d.); Who's who in Amer. 12: 2906. 1922-1923, 13: 3012. 1924-1925, 14: 1797. 1926-1927, 15: 1962. 1928-1929, 17: 2167. 1932-1933, 18: 2237. 1934-1935, 19: 2299. 1936-1937, 20: 2349. 1938-1939, 21: 2439. 1940-1941, 22: 2069. 1942-1943, 23: 2011. 1944-1945, 24: 2238. 1946-1947, 25: 2344. 1948-1949, 26: 2611. 1950-1951, 27: 2299. 1952-1953, 28: 2533. 1954-1955, 29: 2440. 1956-1957, 30: 2621. 1958-1959, 31: 2745. 1960-1961, 32: 2968. 1962-1963, 33: 1907. 1964-1965, 34: 2025. 1966-1967, 35: 2077. 1968-1969, 36: 2165. 1970-1971, 37(2): 3013. 1972-1973, 38(2): 2929. 1974-1975, 39(3): 2986. 1976-1977; Who was who in Amer. 7: 541. 1977-1981; World Biography L-Z: 4509-4510. 1948.
- Cattell, J.M. et al., eds., Amer. men sci. ed. 3: 649. 1921, ed. 4: 928. 1927, ed. 5: 1057. 1933, ed. 6: 1344. 1938, ed. 7: 1687. 1944, ed. 8: 2365. 1949, ed. 9. 2: 1072-1073, ed. 10: 3874-3875. 1964, ed 11. 5108. 1967, ed. 12.6: 6052. 1973, ed. 13.6: 4251; 1976, ed. 14.6: 4851. 1974.
- Christensen, C.M., Sci. Mon. 68: 31-34. 1949 (pres. AAAS, portr.); Phytopathology 69: 195. 1979 (obit. not., portr.).
- Cohn, V., Sci. illustr. 4: 38-40. 1949 (biogr. sketch, portr.).
- Dahl, A.O., Int. Aerobiol. Newsletter 11: 5-6. 1979 (d. 22 Jan 1979).
- Hart, H., Science 109: 1-2. 1949 (pres. AAAS), 118: 402-403. 1953 (emer. prof.).
- Lowden, R.M., Taxon, index per. names vols. 1-30. 695. 1985.
- Rensberger, B., The New York Times 24 Jan 1979 (obit., portr.).
- Robinson, D., The 100 most important people in the world today 269-272. 1953.
- Rodgers, A.D., Liberty Hyde Bailey 146, 285, 287, 340, 343, 458. 1947.
- Rogers, D.P., Brief hist. mycol. N. Amer. ed. 2. 54, 55, 79. 1982.
- Rothe, E., ed., Current biogr. 1949: 580-582 (biogr., portr.).
- Verdoorn, F., ed., Chron. bot. 2: 28, 31, 33, 37, 42, 334. 1936, 3: 298, 327, 368. 1937, 4: 156, 285, 446. 1938, 5: 113, 163, 165, 239, 242, 323. 1939, 7: 84, 223, 339, 1943.
#### Eponymy
*Stakmania* Kamat et Sathe (1968).
### Publications
##### n.12.746. Mutation and hybridization in Ustilago Zeae
**Title**
*Mutation and hybridization in Ustilago Zeae*... University Farm, St. Paul \[1929\]. Oct.
**Notes**
*Co-authors*: J.J. Christensen, C.J. Eide, Bjørn Peturson.
*Publ*.: Dec 1929, p. \[1\]-114, *pl. 1-10, 1-3. Copy*: NY.
##### n.12.747. Die Bestimmung physiologischer Rassen pflanzenpathogener Pilze
**Title**
*Die Bestimmung physiologischer Rassen pflanzenpathogener Pilze*... Halle (Saale) (Druck von der Buchdruckerei des Waisenhauses...) 1935. Oct.
**Notes**
*Co-authors*: M.N. Levine, J.J. Christensen, K. Isenbeck.
*Publ*.: 1935, cover-t.p., p. \[279\]-336, *pl*. 1-5. *Copy*: NY. – Issued as and to be cited from Nova Acta Leop. N.F. 3(13): \[279\]-336, *pl. 1-5.* 1935.