Truman G. Yuncker, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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botanist
Date of Birth: 20-Mar-1891
Place of Birth: Carson City, Michigan, United States
Date of Death: 08-Jan-1964
Profession: botanist
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About Truman G. Yuncker
- Truman George Yuncker (March 20, 1891 – January 8, 1964) was a taxonomic botanist best known for his work in the family Piperaceae.
- Yuncker first taught at Manual High School in Indianapolis, Indiana.
- After service in World War I, he received his Doctorate from the University of Illinois in 1919.
- Soon after, he became a faculty member at DePauw University and became head of the botany and bacteriology department in 1921 and held that post until retirement in 1956.
- During his tenure he described 839 new species, 211 new varieties and 25 new formae in the Piperaceae.
- He wrote the treatment of that family in almost every regional flora published during his lifetime.
- His early studies were on the genus Cuscuta, in which he described 67 new species and 39 new varieties.
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