James G. Dickson

James Geere Dickson (February 7, 1891, Yakima, Washington โ€“ March 1, 1962, Philippines) was an American mycologist.[1][2]

James G. Dickson
BornFebruary 7, 1891
DiedMarch 1, 1962
Alma mater
Employer

Dickson did his undergraduate work at what is now Washington State University. He was a then a graduate student at the University of Wisconsin and later a professor there. Between graduation and his return to the University of Wisconsin he worked for the United States Department of Agriculture. He was an export on disease that infect crops, and wrote a widely used text book on this subject. He died in 1962 in a plane crash in the Philippines where he was acting as an agricultural consultant.[1]

References

  1. Bruehl, G W (September 1980). "James G. Dickson: The Man and His Work". Annual Review of Phytopathology. 18 (1): 11โ€“18. doi:10.1146/annurev.py.18.090180.000303. ISSN 0066-4286. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
  2. Greene HC., H. C. (1963). "James G. Dickson". Mycologia. 55 (5): 537โ€“39. doi:10.1080/00275514.1963.12018046. JSTOR 3756430.
  3. International Plant Names Index.  J.G. Dicks.
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