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.[1]
Cornelius Lott Shear | |
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| Born | 26 March 1865  Albany |
| Died | 2 February 1956 (aged 90) |
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| Occupation | Mycologist |
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| Spouse(s) | Avis Morrison Sherwood (m. 1890-1950; her death) |
| Children | 6 |
Born in Coeyman's Hollow, Albany County, New York, on March 26, 1865, Shear was the first to describe the grass Bromus arizonicus.[2]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.[1][3] He played a pivotal role in creating the American Phytopathological Society, founded in 1908.[1][4]
The standard author abbreviation Shear is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b c Peterson, Paul D.; Griffith, Clay S. (2000). "C.L. Shear: Gifted Mycologist, Plant Pathologist, and APS Founder". Annual Review of Phytopathology. 38 (1). Annual Reviews: 19–29. doi:10.1146/annurev.phyto.38.1.19. ISSN 0066-4286. PMID 11701834. S2CID 4865372.
- ^ "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on Petitions To List Bromus arizonicus (Arizona brome) and Nassella cernua (nodding needlegrass) as Endangered| Federal Register Environmental Documents". US EPA. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009.
- ^ Stevenson, John A. (1957). "Cornelius Lott Shear". Mycologia. 49 (2): 283–297. doi:10.1080/00275514.1957.12024643. ISSN 0027-5514. JSTOR 3755640.
- ^ "Cornelius Lott Shear profile". The American Phytopathological Society. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Shear.
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