American plant pathologist (1867–1937)
George Perkins Clinton |
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Born | 7 May 1867
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Died | August 13, 1937(1937-08-13) (aged 70) |
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Alma mater | Harvard University |
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George Perkins Clinton (7 May 1867 – 13 August 1937) was an American botanist, mycologist, and plant pathologist who for thirty-five years worked at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station at New Haven. An expert on smuts and rusts, he was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. Clinton was born in Polo, Illinois, and earned a B.S. and M.S. at the University of Illinois, followed by an M.S. and Sc.D. at Harvard.[1]
Clinton edited the exsiccata series Economic fungi, Supplement C (1903-1905).[2]
The standard author abbreviation G.P.Clinton is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[3]
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