Schallert, Paul O. (1879-1970)

Abstract The Paul O. Schallert was born in Watertown, Wisconsin in 1879. He earned B.A. & B.S. from Marion College in Marion, Indiana and M.S. & M.D. degrees from University of Illinois College of Physicians & Surgeons. After practicing medicine in Wisconsin and North Carolina, he joined the United States Army as a contract surgeon. During his long career as a physician, he became interested in botany and collected various herbal and botanical samples. Schallert’s collection includes...