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American botanist and limnologist (1907-2013)

Ruth Myrtle Patrick (November 26, 1907 – September 23, 2013) was an American botanist and limnologist specializing in diatoms and freshwaterecology.

She authored more than 200 scientific papers,^[1] developed ways to measure the health of freshwater ecosystems and established numerous research facilities.

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Early life and education

Ruth Patrick was the daughter of Frank Patrick, a banker, and lawyer. Frank had a degree in botany from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, and was a hobbyist scientist. He often took Ruth and her sister on Sunday afternoons to collect specimens, especially diatoms, from streams.

This sparked a lifelong interest in diatoms and ecology.

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Ruth Patrick recalls that she "collected everything: worms, mushrooms, plants, rocks. I remember the feeling I got when my father would roll back the top of his big desk in the library and roll out the microscope... it was miraculous, looking