| Birth date | 7 May 1867 |
|---|---|
| Birth place | Polo, Illinois |
| Death date | August 13, 1937 (aged 70) |
| Occupation | Botanist · mycologist · plant pathologist |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
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 coworked with Arthur Bliss Seymour and Franklin Sumner Earle editing the exsiccata series Economic fungi, A. B. Seymour and F. S. Earle. Supplement C. Ustilagineae (1903-1905).[2]
References
- ^ East, E. M. (1938). "George Perkins Clinton (1867-1937)". Proceedings of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. 72 (10): 354–358. JSTOR 20023320
- ^ "Economic fungi, A. B. Seymour and F. S. Earle. Supplement C. Ustilagineae: IndExs ExsiccataID=2258956". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 19 July 2024.