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Donald A. Eggert

Donald Eggert 1961 Photo 1961

May 13, 1934 to July 16, 2010

In SIUC Botany from 1961 to 1965

Donald A. Eggert was born May 13, 1934 in Cleveland, Ohio to the late Howard Fred and Evelyn Rose (Oberacker) Eggert.  He received his Ph.D. in 1961 from Yale.  After leaving SIU in 1965 he went to the University of Illinois at Chicago where he taught paleobotany, botany and biology. He was a member of the Paleobotanical Society. He died on Friday, July 16, 2010 at age 76 and was buried at Brooklyn Heights Cemetery in Cleveland, Ohio. Memorial donations for Donald may be made to Ronald Ramos for a scholarship fund being set up for paleobotany in Donald’s name. He is survived by his step-son, Ronald Ramos of Chesterton, Indiana. 

Publications

  1. Dennis, R. L., and D. A. Eggert. 1978. Parasporotheca, gen. nov., and its bearing on the interpretation of the morphology of permineralized medullosan pollen organs. Botanical Gazette 139:117-139.
  2. DiMichele, W. A., M. O. Rischbieter, D. A. Eggert, and R. A. Gastaldo. 1984. Stem and leaf cuticle of Karinopteris: source of cuticles from the Indiana "paper" coal. American Journal of Botany 71:626-637.
  3. Eggert, D. A. 1959a. Studies of Paleozoic ferns. The morphology, anatomy, and taxonomy of Ankyropteris glabra. American Journal of Botany 46:510-520.
  4. Eggert, D. A. 1959b. Studies of Paleozoic ferns: Tubicaulis stewartii Sp. Nov. and evolutionary trends in the genus. American Journal of Botany 46:594-602.
  5. Eggert, D. A. 1961. The ontogeny of Carboniferous arborescent Lycopsida. Palaeontographica AbteilungB 108:43-92.
  6. Eggert, D. A. 1962. The ontogeny of carboniferous arborescent Sphenopsida. Palaeontographica AbteilungB 110:99-127.
  7. Eggert, D. A. 1963. Studies of Paleozoic ferns: The frond of Ankyropteris glabra. American Journal of Botany 50:379-387.
  8. Eggert, D. A. 1970. The use of morin for fluorescent localization of aluminum in plant tissues. Stain Technology 45:301-3.
  9. Eggert, D. A. 1972. Petrified Stigmaria of Sigillarian origin from North America. Review of Paleobotany and Palynology 14:85-99.
  10. Eggert, D. A. 1974. The sporangium of Horneophyton lignieri (Rhyniophytina). American Journal of Botany 61:405-413.
  11. Eggert, D. A., and T. Delevoryas. 1967. Studies of Paleozoic ferns: Sermaya gen. nov. and its bearing on filicalean evolution in the Paleozoic. Palaeontographica Abteilung B 120:169-180.
  12. Eggert, D. A., and T. Develoryas. 1960. Callospermarion-a new seed genus from the Upper Pennsylvanian of Illinois. Phytomorphology 10:131-138.
  13. Eggert, D. A., and D. D. Gaunt. 1973. Phloem of Sphenophyllum. American Journal of Botany 60:755-770.
  14. Eggert, D. A., and N. Y. Kanemoto. 1977. Stem phloem of a Middle Pennsylvanian Lepidodendron. Botanical Gazette 138:102-111.
  15. Eggert, D. A., and G. W. Rothwell. 1979. Stewartiotheca gen. n. and the nature and origin of complex permineralized medullosan pollen organs. American Journal of Botany 66:851-866.
  16. Eggert, D. A., and T. N. Taylor. 1966. Studies of Paleozoic ferns: On the genus Tedelea gen. nov. Palaeontographica AbteilungB 118:52-73.
  17. Eggert, D. A., and T. N. Taylor. 1971. Telangiopsis gen. nov., an upper Mississippian pollen organ from Arkansas. Botanical Gazette 132:30-37.
  18. Frankenberg, J. M., and D. A. Eggert. 1969. Petrified Stigmaria from North America. I. Stigmaria ficoides the underground portions of Lepidodendraceae. Palaeontographica AbteilungB 128:1-47.
  19. Jennings, J. R., and D. A. Eggert. 1977. Preliminary report on permineralized Senftenbergia from the Chester Series of Illinois. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology 24:221-225.
  20. Karrfalt, E. E., and D. A. Eggert. 1977a. The comparative morphology and development of Isoetes L. I. Lobe and furrow development in I. tuckermanii A. Br. Botanical Gazette 138:236-247.
  21. Karrfalt, E. E., and D. A. Eggert. 1977b. The comparative morphology and development of Isoetes L. II. Branching of the base of the corm in I. tuckermanii A. Br. and I. nuttallii A. Br. Botanical Gazette 138:357-368.
  22. Karrfalt, E. E., and D. A. Eggert. 1978. The comparative morphology and development of Isoetes L. III. The sequence of root initiation in three- and four-lobed plants of I. tuckermanii A. Br. and I. nuttallii A. Br. Botanical Gazette 139:271-283.
  23. Lacey, W. S., and D. A. Eggert. 1964. A flora from the Chester series (upper Mississippian) of Southern Illinois. American Journal of Botany 51:976-985.
  24. Millay, M. A., and D. A. Eggert. 1970. Idanothekion gen. n., a synangiate pollen organ with saccate pollen from the middle Pennsylvanian of Illinois. American Journal of Botany 57:50-61.
  25. Millay, M. A., and D. A. Eggert. 1974. Microgametophyte development in the paleozoic seed fern family Callistophytaceae. American Journal of Botany 61:1067-1075.
  26. Millay, M. A., D. A. Eggert, and R. L. Dennis. 1978. Morphology and ultrastructure of four Pennsylvanian prepollen types. Micropaleontology 24.
  27. Millay, M. A., G. W. Rothwell, and D. A. Eggert. 1980. Ultrastructure of Stewartiotheca (Medullosaceae) prepollen. American Journal of Botany 67:223-227.
  28. Rothwell, G. W., and D. A. Eggert. 1970. A Conostoma with a tentacular sarcotesta from the upper Pennsylvanian of Illinois. Botanical Gazette 131:359-366.
  29. Rothwell, G. W., and D. A. Eggert. 1986. A monograph of Dolerotheca Halle, and related complex permineralised medullosan pollen organs. Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh. Earth Sciences 77:47-79.
  30. Taylor, T. N., and D. A. Eggert. 1967a. Petrified plants from the upper Mississippian (Chester Series) of Arkansas. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 86:412-416.
  31. Taylor, T. N., and D. A. Eggert. 1967b. Petrified plants from the upper Mississippian of North America. I: The seed Rhynchosperma gen. n. American Journal of Botany 54:984-992.
  32. Taylor, T. N., and D. A. Eggert. 1968. Petrified Plants from the Upper Mississippian of North America. II. Lepidostrobus fayettevillense sp. n. American Journal of Botany 55:306-313.
  33. Taylor, T. N., and D. A. Eggert. 1969a. On the structure and relationships of a new Pennsylvanian species of the seed Pachytesta. Palaeontology 12:382-387.
  34. Taylor, T. N., and D. A. Eggert. 1969b. Studies of spores from carboniferous fructifications. I. Introduction and preliminary survey utilizing the scanning electron microscope. Transactions of the American Microscopical Society 88:431-444.
  35. Wilson, M. L., and D. A. Eggert. 1974. Root phloem of fossil tree-sized arthrophytes. Botanical Gazette 135:319-328.