Harry Morton Fitzpatrick | |
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Born | |
Died | December 8, 1949 Ithaca, New York | (aged 63)
Nationality | American |
Citizenship | United States of America |
Alma mater | Cornell University |
Known for | Taxonomy of the Phycomycetes |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mycology |
Doctoral advisor | George Francis Atkinson |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Fitzp. |
Harry Morton Fitzpatrick (27 June 1886 – 8 December 1949), was an American mycologist. He was professor of mycology at Cornell. He is known for his work on the Phycomycetes. His book on the Lower Fungi was the standard text and reference work on the Phycomycetes. He trained Clark Thomas Rogerson and Richard P. Korf, two prominent mycologists.