English botanist and mycologist (1825–1914).
Mordecai Cubitt Cooke (12 July 1825 – 12 November 1914) was an English botanist and mycologist who was, at various points, a London schoolteacher, a Kew mycologist, curator at the India Museum, journalist and author. Cooke was the elder brother of the art-education reformer Ebenezer Cooke (1837–1913) and father of the book illustrator and watercolour painter William Cubitt Cooke (1866–1951).
Abbreviations: Cooke
Occupations: scientific collector, mycologist, illustrator, botanist, botanical collector
Citizenships: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Languages: English
Dates: 1825-07-12T00:00:00Z – 1914-11-12T00:00:00Z
Birth place: Horning
Direct attributions: 1 plant, 631 fungi
Authorship mentions: 2 plants, 1,681 fungi