Frank Lamson-Scribner
Frank Lamson-Scribner | |
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| Born | April 19, 1851 Cambridgeport, MA |
| Died | February 22, 1938 (aged 86) |
| Other names | Franklin Pierce Lamson |
| Citizenship | American |
| Alma mater | Maine |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Institutions | |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Scribn. |
Frank Lamson-Scribner (April 19, 1851 – February 22, 1938) was an American botanist and pioneering plant pathologist. In 1885, he became the first scientist to study the diseases of economic plants for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He became the first head of the USDA's Division of Agrostology in 1894, remaining in that position until 1901.