American botanist (1851-1938).
Frank Lamson-Scribner (April 19, 1851 – February 22, 1938) was an American botanist and pioneering plant pathologist. In 1885, he became the first scientist to study the diseases of economic plants for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He became the first head of the USDA's Division of Agrostology in 1894, remaining in that position until 1901.
Abbreviations: Scribn.
Occupations: mycologist, botanist, botanical collector, scientific collector, agrostologist
Citizenships: United States
Languages: English
Dates: 1851-04-19T00:00:00Z – 1938-02-27T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Cambridgeport
Direct attributions: 118 plants, 2 fungi
Authorship mentions: 231 plants, 2 fungi