Louise Dosdall was born in Waco, Texas, December n, 

 1893. In 1901 her parents moved to LeSueur, Minnesota. 

 She attended the public schools there, and then finished the 

 grammar schools at St. Paul, Minn. From 1908 to 1912 she 

 attended Humboldt High School, in St. Paul. 



In 1912 she entered the College of Science, Literature, and 

 the Arts of the University of Minnesota. As an undergraduate, 

 she majored in botany, specializing particularly in plant ecology. 

 Her minor work was in chemistry and education. In 1916 she 

 received the B.A. degree. During the following year she acted 

 as teaching fellow in botany at Macalester College, St. Paul, 

 and pursued graduate work in plant ecology and plant pathology 

 at the University of Minnesota, receiving the M.A. degree in 

 1917. 



From June, 1917, to July, 1920, she was a half-time assistant 

 in plant pathology in the College of Agriculture, University of 

 Minnesota, devoting the remainder of her time to graduate 

 work in plant pathology and mycology. 



Since July 1920 she has been an instructor in the College 

 of Agriculture and Mycologist in the Agricultural Experiment 

 Station of the University of Minnesota. 



