Winslow Briggs, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Winslow Briggs

American botanist

Date of Birth: 29-Apr-1928

Place of Birth: Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States

Date of Death: 11-Feb-2019

Profession: biologist, botanist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Winslow Russell Briggs (April 29, 1928 – February 11, 2019) was an American plant biologist.Briggs was an international leader in molecular biological research on how plants respond to light for growth and development and for understanding blue-light photoreceptor systems.In 1952 he graduated from Harvard University with a Ph.D. Between 1955 and 1967, Briggs was an instructor in the Department of Biological Sciences at the Stanford University and successively became an assistant professor in 1957.
In 1962 he was promoted to associate professor and became a professor in 1966.
In 1967 he moved to Harvard University as a professor in the Department of Biology.
In 1973 he returned to Department of Biological Sciences at Stanford University as a professor and as a director of the Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution of Washington.
Since 1993, he had been the director emeritus, Department of Plant Biology, Carnegie Institution of Washington.