About Cornelius Lott Shear
Lived 1865 – 1956 (aged 90). Cornelius Lott Shear was an American botanist and mycologist.
Cornelius Lott Shear (March 26, 1865 February 2, 1956) was an American mycologist and plant pathologist who served as a senior pathologist at the USDA Bureau of Plant Industry. He was a pioneer in the study of pathogenic fungi who studied crop diseases and developed control measures for treatment of economically-important crops such as cranberries, grapes and cotton. Shear edited the exsiccata series New York fungi. He played a pivotal role in creating the American Phytopathological Society, founded in 1908.
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American botanist and mycologist (1865–1956)
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Cornelius Lott Shear was born on 26 March 1865 in Albany.
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Cornelius Lott Shear died on 2 February 1956 in Los Angeles.
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Cornelius Lott Shear was a botanist and mycologist.
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Cornelius Lott Shear was American.
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