Anna Parker Fessenden
Anna Parker Fessenden | |
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 Anna Parker Fessenden, from the 1918 yearbook of Smith College | |
| Born | April 8, 1896 Thomaston, Maine, U.S. |
| Died | May 3, 1972 Camden, Maine, U.S. |
| Occupation(s) | Botanist, math educator |
Anna Parker Fessenden (April 8, 1896 – May 3, 1972) was an American botanist and mathematics educator.
Early life and education
[edit]Anna Parker Fessenden was born in Thomaston, Maine, and raised in Mattapan, Massachusetts, the middle of three daughters of William S. Fessenden and Alida Mary Mehan Fessenden.[1] Her mother was assistant principal of Sandwich High School.[2]
Fessenden graduated from Girls' Latin School in 1914,[3][4] and graduated from Smith College in 1918.[5] As a college student, she was active in the Smith College Unitarian Club,[6] and she edited and wrote for the Smith College Monthly.[7] She earned a master's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1920.[1] Her master's thesis, under advisor Josephine Tilden,[8] was titled "Observations on Two Rare Australian Algae, Myriocladia Sciurus, Harvey and Bactrophora Irregularis, N. SP."[9]
Career
[edit]Fessenden taught botany at Vassar College,[10] Wellesley College[11][12] and at the University of Minnesota.[13] She and Josephine Tilden co-authored an article on brown algae from Australia.[14] She taught mathematics at Needham High School in Massachusetts for 36 years, and was a director of math programs for the Needham school district. She retired from teaching in 1962.[1]
Fessenden was an active member of several clubs including the Audubon Society, and a trustee of the Thomaston Historical Society.[1]
The standard author abbreviation Fess. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[15]
Personal life
[edit]Fessenden died in 1972, aged 76 years, in Camden, Maine. Her grave is with her parents' graves, in Sandwich, Massachusetts.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Noted Math and Science Teacher Dies in Camden". The Bangor Daily News. 1972-05-04. p. 24. Retrieved 2021-10-28 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sandwich High Alumni to Meet". The Boston Globe. 1920-06-13. p. 55. Retrieved 2022-01-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Girls Present 'Iphigenia'". Boston Evening Transcript. 1913-05-01. p. 16. Retrieved 2022-01-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Girls' Latin High". Boston Evening Transcript. 1914-06-19. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-01-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Smith College (1918). Class of 1918. Smith College. p. 51 – via Internet Archive.
- ^ "New England Girls Chosen". The Boston Globe. 1916-06-19. p. 13. Retrieved 2022-01-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Fessenden, Anna Parker (January 1918). "The Beacon". Smith College Monthly. 25: 176–177.
- ^ Horsfield, Margaret (June 13, 2016). "The Enduring Legacy of Josephine Tilden". Hakai Magazine. Archived from the original on 2018-12-05. Retrieved 2021-10-28.
- ^ Fessenden, Anna Parker. "Observations on Two Rare Australian Algae, Myriocladia Sciurus, Harvey and Bactrophora Irregularis, N. SP." (1920).
- ^ College, Vassar (1920). General Catalogue of the Officers and Graduates of Vassar College, Poughkeepsie, New York. p. 11.
- ^ College, Wellesley (1921). Annual Reports [of] President and Treasurer. p. 63.
- ^ "Reception Held at Wellesley College". The Boston Globe. 1920-10-05. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-01-24 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ University of Minnesota (1922). Bulletin. p. 59.
- ^ Tilden, Josephine E.; Fessenden, Anna Parker (1930). "Bactrophora irregularis, a New Brown Alga from Australia". Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club. 57 (6): 381–388. doi:10.2307/2480641. JSTOR 2480641.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Fess.
