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Beaver Beacon remembers Matthew Hohn, founding director of CMU’s Beaver Island Biological Station, in 1999

Also Matthew H. Hohn obituary · CMUBS first director

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Date1999-03-18
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ErasModern era
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Summary

The May 1999 Beaver Beacon remembered Dr. Matthew H. Hohn, a Central Michigan University biology professor who helped develop the Beaver Island Biological Station and served as its first director from 1966 through 1983. The article places his death on March 18, 1999.

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This record follows the Beacon’s memorial profile and does not replace a CMU personnel record or vital record.

Sources

  1. Reports Hohn’s March 18 death, his biology career, his role in developing the CMU Biological Station on Beaver Island, and his service as its first director from 1966 to 1983. The holding institution's portal restricts automated access; the archive holds a copy of this issue and can provide it on request.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 1999-05_Beaver-Beacon
  2. The held issue scan confirms the memorial profile.
    data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 1999-05_Beaver-Beacon

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Cite this article

Beaver Island Archive, “Beaver Beacon remembers Matthew Hohn, founding director of CMU’s Beaver Island Biological Station, in 1999”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-matthew-hohn-cmu-biological-station-memorial-1999/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, May 1999, “Matthew H. Hohn, 1920–1999.” (and 1 further source listed on the page).

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