Necrology: Hugh Carson Cutler

David L Browman

doi:10.5334/bha.09102

Abstract

Hugh Carson Cutler, forner curator of Economic Botany at the Missouri Botanical Gardens, was one of the first generation paleoethnobotanists in this country. A pioneer in the field, and instrumental in getting American archaeologists to begin to employ flotation techniques for recovery of botanical remains. Cutler, the son of Manuel and Mary Cutler. was born September 8. 1912 in Milwaukee. Wisconsin. and died September 22, 1998 in Topeka, Kansas.

Highlights

Hugh Carson Cutler. fonner curator of Economic Botany at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. was ont: of the first generation paleoethnobotanis[s in this country. a pioneer in the field, and insu1Jmental in getting American archaeologists to begin to employ flotation techniques for recovery of botanical remains
Wisconsin. and died September 22, 1998 in Topeka, Kansas. It was during his B.A. work and M.A. research at the University of Wisconsin that he learned several of the techniques employed by palynolog1sts. such as flotation and wash ing. use of various size mesh screens, deflocculation, and use of various frothing agents, some of which techniques he employed on his 1936 M.A. thesis (Cutler 1936)
In 1938 he spent some time in the Big Bend area of Texas. where he walked the Landscape with a burro carrying his plant presses, and collected plant specimens which he later sold for ten cents a sheet

Summary

Introduction

Hugh Carson Cutler. fonner curator of Economic Botany at the Missouri Botanical Gardens. was ont: of the first generation paleoethnobotanis[s in this country. a pioneer in the field, and insu1Jmental in getting American archaeologists to begin to employ flotation techniques for recovery of botanical remains. A pioneer in the field, and insu1Jmental in getting American archaeologists to begin to employ flotation techniques for recovery of botanical remains. It was during his B.A. work and M.A. research at the University of Wisconsin that he learned several of the techniques employed by palynolog1sts.

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