Mason B. Thomas

Mason B. Thomas
Biographical details
Born(1866-12-16)December 16, 1866
New Woodstock, New York, U.S.
DiedMarch 6, 1912(1912-03-06) (aged 45)
Crawfordsville, Indiana, U.S.
Alma materCornell University (1890)
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1891Wabash
Head coaching record
Overall1–3

Mason Blanchard Thomas (December 16, 1866 – March 6, 1912)[1] was an American phytopathologist, botanist, professor of both those subjects,[2][3] and college football coach. He was the sixth head football coach at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, serving for one season, in 1891, and compiling a record of 1–3.[4]

Thomas was born on December 16, 1866, in New Woodstock, New York. He graduated from Cornell University in 1890 with Bachelor of Science. Following his graduation, he spent a year as biology fellow at Cornell before going to Wabash College in 1891 as a professor of botany. Thomas was the dean of faculty at Wabash for 12 years, until his death in 1912. He died on March 6, 1912, after a two-week illness with pleurisy, at his home in Crawfordsville.[5]

Head coaching record

Year Team Overall Conference Standing Bowl/playoffs
Wabash Little Giants (Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1891)
1891 Wabash 1–3 1–3
Wabash: 1–3 1–3
Total: 1–3

Authored bibliography

  • Thomas, Mason B.; Dudley, William Russel (1894). A laboratory manual of plant histology. Crawfordsville, Indiana: The Journal Co. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.1273. LCCN 05029355. OCLC 5331374. S2CID 164178334. S2CID 74441089. Download and torrent at Archive.org
The standard author abbreviation M.B.Thomas is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science". 1911.
  2. ^ Kent, G C (1979). "Important Little-Known Contributors to Plant Pathology: Mason Blanchard Thomas". Annual Review of Phytopathology. 17 (1). Annual Reviews: 21–28. doi:10.1146/annurev.py.17.090179.000321. ISSN 0066-4286. S2CID 86279685. S2CID 85833202
  3. ^ "Thomas Labs". Dear Old Wabash. July 10, 2009. Retrieved July 1, 2021.
  4. ^ Wabash College coaching records Archived November 21, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Edward N. Eisenberg". Indianapolis News. Indianapolis, Indiana. March 7, 1912. p. 8. Retrieved July 14, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.  M.B.Thomas.


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