Harry Baker Humphrey Explained

Harry Baker Humphrey (4 August, 1873–1955) was an American botanist.^[1] He was a pathologist with the USDA, specializing on research on breeding resistance to grain smut, and president of the American Phytopathological Society. His posthumously published book Makers of North American Botany (1961) contains 121 brief biographies of outstanding botanists active in North America.^[2]

Notes and References

1. Makers of American Botany, Harry Baker Humphrey, Ronald Press Company, Library of Congress Card Number 61-18435
2. Coleman, William. Review of Makers of North American Botany by Harry Baker Humphrey. The Quarterly Review of Biology . 38. 4. 378–379. 10.1086/403953.