James G. Dickson

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

James G. Dickson
Born	February 7, 1891
Died	March 1, 1962
Alma mater	State College of Washington University of Wisconsin System
Employer	United States Department of Agriculture University of Wisconsin System

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): 11–18. 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): 537–39. doi:10.1080/00275514.1963.12018046. JSTOR 3756430.
3. International Plant Names Index.  J.G. Dicks.

External links

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