Charlotte Elliott (botanist)

Charlotte Elliott
Born1883
Died1974
NationalityAmerican
Alma materStanford University; University of Wisconsin, Madison
Known forresearch on plant disease vectors
Scientific career
Fieldsbotany, plant physiology
InstitutionsUSDA
PatronsErwin Frink Smith
Author abbrev. (botany)C.Elliott

Charlotte Elliott (1883-1974) was a pioneering American plant physiologist specializing in bacterial organisms that cause disease in crops who was the author of a much-used reference work, the Manual of Bacterial Plant Pathogens.[1][2] She was the first woman to receive a Ph.D. in botany from the University of Wisconsin, Madison.[1][2]

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