Flora Wambaugh Patterson | |
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![]() Patterson at microscope | |
Born | September 15, 1847 Columbus, Ohio, US |
Died | February 5, 1928 New York City, US |
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Occupation(s) | Plant pathologist, mycologist |
Flora Wambaugh Patterson (September 15, 1847–February 5, 1928)[1][2][3] was an American mycologist, and the first female plant pathologist hired by the United States Department of Agriculture.[4] She ran the US National Fungus Collections for almost thirty years, radically growing the collection and shaping its direction. Patterson herself or staff under her direction discovered numerous significant fungal diseases of plants.[1]