A.H. Reginald Buller Fonds

Arthur Henry Reginald Buller was born August 14, 1874 in Birmingham, England. In 1904, he was appointed the first professor of Botany and Geology at the University of Manitoba, one of the original six professors hired by the University. He served as Head of the Botany Department, was awarded an L.L.B. in 1924, and was made a professor emeritus on his retirement in 1936.

Dr. Buller was integral in developing the scientific community in Winnipeg and creating a laboratory and research based scientific educational program at the University. He won international recognition for his work on fungi (mycology) and wheat rust (plant pathology).

Buller developed a vast network of colleagues and friends and maintained extensive correspondence.  He died in Winnipeg on July 3, 1944 and, in 1963, the Science Building at the University of Manitoba Fort Gary campus was renamed the Buller Biological Laboratories in his honour.

In the A.H. Reginald Buller fonds,  you can find:

• personal and professional correspondence
• manuscripts relating to Buller’s research and publications
• glass lantern slides
• photographs
• wall charts painted by Buller
• numerous objects used for scientific experiments
• and other unique items!

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