G. H. Cunningham

Gordon Herriot Cunningham
CBE, FRS
Born(1892-08-27)27 August 1892
Moa Flat, Otago, New Zealand[1]
Died18 July 1962(1962-07-18) (aged 69)
Palmerston North, New Zealand
EducationVictoria College, University of New Zealand
Known forThe rust fungi of New Zealand, Fungus diseases of fruit-trees in New Zealand
SpouseMadge Leslie (née McGregor)[1]
ChildrenMargaret June[1]
MotherHelen Donaldson Cunningham (née Heriot)[1]
AwardsFellow of the Royal Society[1]
Scientific career
FieldsPlant pathology
Author abbrev. (botany)G.Cunn.

Gordon Herriot Cunningham, CBE, FRS[1] (27 August 1892 – 18 July 1962) was the first New Zealand–based mycologist and plant pathologist. In 1936 he was appointed the first director of the DSIR Plant Diseases Division. Cunningham established the New Zealand Fungal Herbarium, and he published extensively on taxonomy of many fungal groups. He is regarded as the 'Father' of New Zealand mycology.[2][3]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Ramsbottom, J. (1964). "Gordon Herriot Cunningham 1892-1962". Biographical Memoirs of Fellows of the Royal Society. 10: 14–26. doi:10.1098/rsbm.1964.0002.
  2. ^ Cunningham, Gordon Herriot. "G. H. Cunningham". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage.
  3. ^ 1966 Encyclopedia of New Zealand