Henry Thomas Soppitt | |
Birth Date: | 21 June 1858 |
Birth Place: | Bradford, Yorkshire |
Death Place: | Halifax, Yorkshire |
Nationality: | British |
Field: | Mycology |
Known For: | Contributions to taxonomic mycology, botany, and plant pathology |
Henry Thomas Soppitt (21 June 1858 in Bradford, Yorkshire[1] – 1 April 1899 in Halifax, Yorkshire[2]) was an English mycologist, plant pathologist, botanist and former greengrocer turned drysalter. He was a close collaborator with Charles Crossland, James Needham, and George Massee and was the first person to show a heteroecious lifecycle in a Puccinia species.[3] Soppitt was a foundational member of the British Mycological Society.