Flora G. Pollack | |
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Born | April 24, 1919 |
Died | May 15, 1997 (aged 78) Naples, Florida |
Nationality | American |
Education | Botany, Brooklyn College |
Occupation | Mycologist |
Employer(s) | United States Department of Agriculture, American Type Culture Collection |
Flora Green Pollack (April 24, 1919 – May 15, 1997) was a mycologist employed at different times by the United States Department of Agriculture and the American Type Culture Collection and is best known for her work enhancing fungal preservation protocols, describing coelomycetous fungal species, compiling literature on plant-associated fungi, and developing an extensive reference on the nomenclature of the leaf spot genus Cercospora.[1]