Kathleen Curtis

Kathleen Curtis
Young woman with hair tied back
England 1918
Born(1892-08-15)15 August 1892
Foxton, New Zealand
Died5 September 1994(1994-09-05) (aged 102)
Nelson, New Zealand
Alma materImperial College London
Known forPlant pathology
Spouse
(m. 1966; died 1972)
Scientific career
FieldsMycology
InstitutionsCawthron Institute
Thesis (1919)
Doctoral advisorJohn Bretland Farmer
Vernon Herbert Blackman
Author abbrev. (botany)K.M.Curtis

Kathleen Maisey Curtis, Lady Rigg (15 August 1892 – 5 September 1994) was a New Zealand mycologist and was a founder of plant pathology in New Zealand.