Harriet Creighton
Harriet Creighton | |
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Harriet Creighton, from the 1929 yearbook of Wellesley College | |
| Born | June 27, 1909 Delavan, Illinois, U.S. |
| Died | January 9, 2004 (aged 94) Needham, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Education | Wellesley College, Cornell University (Ph.D. 1933) |
| Known for | Describing chromosomal crossover |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, genetics, education |
| Institutions | Cornell University, Connecticut College, Wellesley College |
| Doctoral advisor | Barbara McClintock |
Harriet Baldwin Creighton (June 27, 1909 – January 9, 2004) was an American botanist, geneticist and educator. She worked with Barbara McClintock on cytogenetics in the 1930s, and was elected president of the Botanical Society of America in 1956.