Paul Henry Latimer (1925-2011): discoverer of selective scattering in photosynthetic systems

Margaret Gwyn Latimer; Thomas T Bannister; Govindjee

doi:10.1007/s11120-017-0390-y

Paul Henry Latimer (1925-2011): discoverer of selective scattering in photosynthetic systems

Photosynth Res. 2017 Oct;134(1):83-91. doi: 10.1007/s11120-017-0390-y. Epub 2017 May 23.

Authors

Margaret Gwyn Latimer¹, Thomas T Bannister², Govindjee³

Affiliations

¹ , 115 Jones Bridge Woods Place, Alpharetta, GA, 30022, USA.
² Department of Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, 14627, USA.
³ Department of Plant Biology, Department of Biochemistry, and Center of Biophysics & Quantitative Biology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, 61801, USA. gov@illinois.edu.

PMID: 28536784
DOI: 10.1007/s11120-017-0390-y

Abstract

We provide here a brief tribute to Paul Henry Latimer (November 25, 1925 to October 1, 2011), a dedicated biological physicist, discoverer of selective scattering in biological systems, a wonderful teacher, husband, and father. We provide here a glimpse of his personal and professional life, including reminiscences from F. Dudley Bryant, Dan A. Cross, Bobby E. Pyle, Bryan L. Seiber, and Bruce A. Seiber.

Keywords: Eugene Rabinowitch; James Franck; Light scattering; Robert Emerson; Selective scattering; Sieve effect.

Publication types

Historical Article

MeSH terms

History, 20th Century
History, 21st Century
Photosynthesis*
Research Personnel / history