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Cardy Raper
BornJanuary 9, 1925
DiedSeptember 5, 2019 (aged 94)
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Chicago
University of Vermont
SpouseRed Raper
Scientific career
InstitutionsHarvard University

Wellesley College

University of Vermont
Academic advisorsRed Raper

Carlene Allen "Cardy" Raper (January 9, 1925 – September 5, 2019) was an American mycologist and science writer.[1] She identified that the fungus Schizophyllum commune has over 23,000 mating types. She is regarded as one of the first women taxonomists in mycology.[2] She was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Early life and education

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Raper wanted to be a scientist from the age of eight.[3] She earned a master's degree in science at the University of Chicago in 1946.[4][5] She worked on Achlya and Schizophyllum commune.[6] She married her college supervisor, John (Red) Raper, in 1949.[7] She earned her PhD in 1977.

Career

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Raper worked alongside her husband, Red Raper, on the mating-type mutants of Schizophyllum.[6] Her husband was chair of the biology department at Harvard University when he died in 1974.[8][9] After this, Cardy Raper began her formal career in science, working at Harvard University as a researcher and lecturer from 1974.[10] She worked in the Netherlands at the University of Hagen with Jos Wessels.[6] In 1978 she joined Wellesley College as an assistant professor.[10] After spending the summer of 1982 working with Bob Ullrich at the University of Vermont, she decided to move there.[11] In 1983 she set up her own independent research laboratory the University of Vermont.[10][12] She remained there as an emeritus professor after her retirement in 1994. Raper identified that Schizophyllum commune had more than 23,000 mating types.[6] In 2008 there was a celebration of her contributions to science.[13] In 2012 she was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[14][15]

In 2017 she spoke at the Burlington Writers Workshop.[16] Her son, Jonathan Raper, is a professor of cell biology at the University of Pennsylvania.[17] She and Red Raper also had a daughter, Linda.[5] Raper died after a brief illness at her summer home in Ferrisburgh, Vermont, on September 5, 2019, at the age of 94.[18]

Books

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  • A Woman of Science: An Extraordinary Journey of Love, Discovery, and the Sex Life of Mushrooms. 2013.[5]
  • An American Harvest: How One Family Moved From Dirt-Poor Farming To A Better Life In The Early 1900s. 2016.[19]

References

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  1. ^ "In Memory of Carlene Allen "Cardy" Raper, 1925 – 2019". Burlington Writers Workshop. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
  2. ^ Maroske, Sara; May, Tom W. (2018-03-01). "Naming names: the first women taxonomists in mycology". Studies in Mycology. 89: 63–84. doi:10.1016/j.simyco.2017.12.001. ISSN 0166-0616. PMC 6002341. PMID 29910514.
  3. ^ "Cardy Raper". Vermont Press. 2016-04-27. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  4. ^ "The Maroon Loyalty Society Honor Roll". Alumni Association: Alumni, Parents, Families & Friends. 2016-05-31. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  5. ^ a b c Cardy., Raper (2013). A woman of science : an extraordinary journey of love, discovery, and the sex life of mushrooms. [Hobart, New York]. ISBN 9781578264421. OCLC 841037522.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  6. ^ a b c d "Woman of Science – an interview with Cardy Raper". Mushroom. 2017-06-23. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  7. ^ "Amazon.com: Cardy Raper: Books, Biography, Blog, Audiobooks, Kindle". www.amazon.com. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  8. ^ "Dr. John Raper of Harvard Dies; Expert on Fungi Reproduction". The New York Times. 24 May 1974. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  9. ^ "John Raper Dies at 62; Was Bio Dept. Chairman | News | The Harvard Crimson". www.thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  10. ^ a b c "About the Author | Cardy Raper". cardyraper.com. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  11. ^ "Mycological Society of America 1982 Newsletter" (PDF). Mycological Society of America. 1982. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-09-12. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  12. ^ Vermont, University of. "Catalogue 2011-12 : University of Vermont". www.uvm.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  13. ^ "University of Vermont: Summer Newsletter 2008" (PDF). University of Vermont. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  14. ^ "University of Vermont Summer Newsletter" (PDF). University of Vermont. 2013. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  15. ^ "AAAS Members Elected as Fellows". AAAS - The World's Largest General Scientific Society. 2012-11-30. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  16. ^ RETN (2018-01-17), Cardy Raper: Stories by the Fire 2017, retrieved 2018-07-22
  17. ^ "Jonathan A. Raper, Ph.D. – Cell and Developmental Biology @ U Penn". cdb.med.upenn.edu. Retrieved 2018-07-22.
  18. ^ "Carlene Allen Raper". burlingtonfreepress.com. The Burlington Free Press. 22 September 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2024.
  19. ^ Cardy., Raper (2016-04-22). American harvest : how one family moved from dirt -poor farming to a better life in the early 1900s. Brattleboro, Vermont. ISBN 978-0996267625. OCLC 928488854.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
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