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Beverly Thomas Galloway

American mycologist and phytopathologist (1863-1938) · United States · On the map · Scientists · Died at 74

Beverly Thomas Galloway was an American plant pathologist and horticulturist who was the first head of the Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

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Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

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He served for one year as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, and has been described as "arguably the single, most influential figure involved in the early growth and development of plant pathology and the plant sciences generally in the USDA." He served as president of the Botanical Society of America, was a charter member of the American Phytopathological Society, and was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Country
United States
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1863 to 1938 · aged 74