Ann Arbor, Michigan
VOSS EDWARD GROESBECK Edward Groesbeck Voss, 82, died at his home in Ann Arbor, Michigan, on February 13, 2012. Dr. Voss was professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the University of Michigan, curator emeritus of vascular plants at the University Herbarium, and a legendary...
Read MoreI was his student at the UMBS during the summer of 1963. His field trips inspired my teaching as a professor at Springfield College for 44 years. His ebullient personality was infectious. I wrote a field guide on the biological interaction of wetland plants , probably inspired by Dr. Voss.
Charles Redington, Ph.D, Emeritus Professor of Biology, Springfield College
July 12, 2024 | School
I was a roommate of Ed at Denison University. His contributions to our fraternity as a student and as an alumnus were numerous. He is missed by his friends.
Joe Marks
July 16, 2012 | Slippery Rock, PA
Ed with one of his favorite student embroidered shirts
Judy Kelly
March 20, 2012
Ed leading a field trip at Grass Bay Nature Preserve near Cheboygan, MI
Judy Kelly
March 20, 2012
Iris lacustris, Dwarf Lake Iris
Judy Kelly
March 20, 2012
Ed Voss at Thompson's Harbor State Park in Michigan
Judy Kelly
March 20, 2012
The first issue of The Michigan Botanist. Ed Voss was the fouder and editor.
Judy Kelly
March 20, 2012
Ed Voss was one of the most influential people to inspire my early botanical career. I first met Ed 35 years ago, as an aspiring young botanist seeking his taxonomic insight regarding some aquatic plants. I held him in such esteem that I was shaking with nerves as I approached his office. As it turned out, Ed was thoroughly cordial to me and my jitters quickly dissipated. Moreover, he was so supportive of my proposed research and so strongly encouraged my studies, that I left our meeting...
Don Les
March 14, 2012 | Storrs, CT
Ed's talk to the Michigan Botanical club
Judy Kelly
March 13, 2012
