Miles Joseph Berkeley

Miles Joseph Berkeley
Born(1803-04-01)1 April 1803
Died30 July 1889(1889-07-30) (aged 86)
NationalityBritish
Occupationvicar
Known forOutlines of British Fungology
AwardsRoyal Medal (1863)

Miles Joseph Berkeley (1 April 1803 – 30 July 1889) was an English cryptogamist and clergyman, and one of the founders of the science of plant pathology. The standard author abbreviation Berk. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]

  1. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Berk.