Frank Leslie Howard

Frank Leslie Howard (June 11, 1903 – January 11, 1997) was a prominent American mycologist.

Biography Frank L. Howard was born on June 11, 1903, in Los Angeles and died on January 11, 1997. He lived 93 years. His parents were George W. and Henrietta Howard. In 1925, he studied at the Oregon State University and received a bachelor's degree in science. During his bachelor's degree he had positive influence from plant mycologist Howard Barss and he had an interest in plant pathology and mycology. He received a PhD degree in mycology from the University of Iowa in 1930. The title of his doctoral research was "The Life History of Physarum polycephalum" (Howard, 1931) with George Willard Martin as his advisor. Howard married Dorothy Lee, who supported him in his main activities as a researcher. She and his daughter died before him. He then married Katherine Winslow, who lives with his two daughters (Mrs. Dorothy Congdon and Mrs. Henrietta Howard-Moineau); three step-daughters, two step-sons, 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren.

Horsfall, J. G. 1945. Fungicides and their action. Chronica Botanica, Waltham, Massachusetts. Pp. 240. Howard, F. L. 1931. The Life History of Physarum polycephalum. American Journal of Botany. Vol. 18, No. 2, pp. 116–133. Botanical Society of America. URL: https://www.jstor.org/stable/2435936.