About Marie Leonore Farr
Lived 1927 – 2014 (aged 86). Marie Leonore Farr was an Austrian mycologist and botanical collector.
Marie Leonore Farr (1927–2014), known as Lennie Farr, was an American mycologist. She was the first woman to be elected president of the Mycological Society of America.
Early life and education Marie Lenore Ehrmann was born in Vienna, Austria on September 6, 1927. She migrated to the United States with her family and completed her secondary education at Central High School in Detroit, Michigan in 1945.
Farr graduated from Michigan State University with a BSc and then MSc in botany. At the University of Iowa she was awarded a PhD in 1957, for her thesis "Taxonomic studies on Myxomycetes".
Her author abbreviation is listed as M. L. Farr in Harvard University's Index of Botanists.
Selected works
Published names Farr published approximately 100 taxa (advanced search at MycoBank). See also taxa named by Marie Leonore Farr.
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Who was Marie Leonore Farr?
Austrian-born U.S. mycologist
When was Marie Leonore Farr born?
Marie Leonore Farr was born on 6 September 1927 in Vienna.
When did Marie Leonore Farr die?
Marie Leonore Farr died on 13 May 2014.
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Marie Leonore Farr was a mycologist and botanical collector.
What nationality was Marie Leonore Farr?
Marie Leonore Farr was Austrian.
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