Miles Joseph Berkeley

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Miles Joseph Berkeley was a 19th-century English clergyman and pioneering mycologist, often regarded as the founder of plant pathology.

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instanceOf botanist
clergyman
mycologist
person
plant pathologist
awardReceived Linnean Medal
Royal Medal
countryOfCitizenship England
United Kingdom
dateOfBirth 1803-04-01
dateOfDeath 1889-07-30
described numerous species of fungi
educatedAt Christ's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED
Rugby School
era 19th century
familyName Berkeley
fieldOfWork botany
mycology
plant pathology
givenName Miles
hasAuthorAbbreviationInBotany Berk.
hasAuthorAbbreviationInMycology Berk.
hasOccupation priest in the Church of England
influenced plant pathology as a scientific discipline
knownFor founding plant pathology
pioneering systematic mycology
studies of plant diseases caused by fungi
languageOfWorkOrName English
memberOf Linnean Society of London
Royal Society
notableFor early demonstration that fungi can cause plant disease
notableWork Introduction to Cryptogamic Botany
Outlines of British Fungology
occupation botanist
clergyman
mycologist
placeOfBirth Biggin Hall, Northamptonshire
Northamptonshire
placeOfDeath Northamptonshire
Sibbertoft
positionHeld curate of Apethorpe
vicar of Sibbertoft
religion Anglicanism
sexOrGender male
workLocation England
Northamptonshire

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Berkeley family hasMember Miles Joseph Berkeley