Cornelius Lott Shear

Cornelius Lott Shear
Born26 March 1865 Edit this on Wikidata
Albany Edit this on Wikidata
Died2 February 1956 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 90)
Alma mater
Occupation
  • Mycologist Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)Avis Morrison Sherwood (m. 1890-1950; her death)
Children6
Academic career
FieldsMycology, botany, plant pathology Edit this on Wikidata
Institutions
Author abbrev. (botany)Shear

Cornelius Lott Shear (March 26, 1865 February 2, 1956) was an American mycologist and plant pathologist who served as a senior pathologist at the USDA Bureau of Plant Industry.[1]

Born in Coeyman's Hollow, Albany County, New York, on March 26, 1865, Shear was the first to describe the grass Bromus arizonicus.[2] He was a pioneer in the study of pathogenic fungi who studied crop diseases and developed control measures for treatment of economically-important crops such as cranberries, grapes and cotton.[1][3] Shear edited the exsiccata series New York fungi.[4][5] He played a pivotal role in creating the American Phytopathological Society, founded in 1908.[1][6]

The standard author abbreviation Shear is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[7]

  1. ^ a b c Peterson, Paul D.; Griffith, Clay S. (2000). "C.L. Shear: Gifted Mycologist, Plant Pathologist, and APS Founder". Annual Review of Phytopathology. 38 (1). Annual Reviews: 19–29. doi:10.1146/annurev.phyto.38.1.19. ISSN 0066-4286. PMID 11701834. S2CID 4865372.
  2. ^ "Endangered and Threatened Wildlife and Plants; 90-Day Finding on Petitions To List Bromus arizonicus (Arizona brome) and Nassella cernua (nodding needlegrass) as Endangered| Federal Register Environmental Documents". US EPA. Archived from the original on August 28, 2009.
  3. ^ Stevenson, John A. (1957). "Cornelius Lott Shear". Mycologia. 49 (2): 283–297. doi:10.1080/00275514.1957.12024643. ISSN 0027-5514. JSTOR 3755640.
  4. ^ "New York fungi: IndExs ExsiccataID=598199427". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "New York fungi: IndExs ExsiccataID=123568296". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved September 10, 2024.
  6. ^ "Cornelius Lott Shear profile". The American Phytopathological Society. Retrieved March 20, 2023.
  7. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Shear.