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Erwin Frink Smith

1854 – 1927

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Wikipedia Summary

Erwin Frink Smith was an American plant pathologist with the United States Department of Agriculture. He played a major role in demonstrating that bacteria could cause plant disease.

Biographical & Professional Details

Date of birth
January 21, 1854
Oswego County
Date of death
April 6, 1927
Washington, D.C.
Citizenship

United States

Occupations & fields
bacteriologistmicrobiologistbotanistphytopathologistmycologistbotanical collector
Field and occupation
americký botanik, bakteriolog a fytopatolog, prokázal, že bakterie jsou významnou příčinou chorob rostlin. Autor odborných publikací a článků
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