James Bayley Butler

James Bayley Butler
Born8 April 1884
Secunderabad, India
Died21 February 1964(1964-02-21) (aged 79)
Dublin
NationalityIrish
Alma materRoyal University of Ireland
Known forExpert on dry rot
Scientific career
FieldsZoology, botany
InstitutionsUniversity College Dublin

James Bayley Butler MBE MRIA (8 April 1884 – 21 February 1964) was an Irish biologist and academic, and was considered the foremost expert on the fungus which causes dry rot.[1]

  1. ^ Byrne, Patricia M. (2009). "Butler, James Bayley". In McGuire, James; Quinn, James (eds.). Dictionary of Irish Biography. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.