Henry Campbell Greene (December 13, 1904 – April 27, 1967) was an American
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...
at the
University of Wisconsin
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.
He was involved in the study of low prairie habitat and initiated the restoration, preservation, and protection of a parcel of restored prairie land.
Greene co-discovered the ''
erysiphe sparsa'' and ''
erysiphe cichoracearum
''Erysiphe cichoracearum'' is a fungal plant pathogen that causes powdery mildew disease of cucurbits, including melon, cucumber, pumpkin, and squash. The primary symptoms are white, powder-like spots on the leaves and stems. ''Sphaerotheca fu ...
DC. var. latispora''.
He committed suicide.
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Further reading
*Court, Franklin E. "Pioneers of Ecological Restoration: The People and Legacy of the University of Wisconsin Arboretum." Madison: University of Wisconsin Press (2012). p 139.
References
External links
"Arboretum Fete is Greene Tribune"
from ''The Capital Times
''The Capital Times'' (or ''Cap Times'') is a digital-first newspaper published in Madison, Wisconsin by The Capital Times Company. The company also owns 50 percent of Capital Newspapers, which now does business as Madison Media Partners. The ot ...
'' in 1967
“A Cabinet of Natural History”: The University of Wisconsin-Madison Herbarium’s Sesquicentennial, 1849–1999"
from the University of Wisconsin Digital Collections
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1904 births
1967 suicides
American mycologists
University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty
Suicides in Arizona