William Broadhurst Brierley
| William Broadhurst Brierley DSc | |||||||
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| Born | 1889 | ||||||
| Died | 1963 | ||||||
| Residence | Institute of Research in Plant Pathology, Rothamsted Experimental Station, Harpenden, Herts | ||||||
| Occupation |
mycologist botanist | ||||||
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1919.02.18 proposed by G.E. Smith, seconded by C.S. Myers
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William Broadhurst Brierley (born February 19, 1889 in Manchester , † February 20, 1963 in Keswick , Cumbria ) was a British mycologist .
Brierley grew up in poor conditions. In 1911 he graduated from the University of Manchester with honors. In 1914 he moved to the newly created Plant Pathology Laboratory in the Botanical Garden Kew . In 1916 he received a position as head of the Department of Mycology at the Rothamsted Experimental Station . In 1934 he became Professor of Agricultural botany at the University of Reading .
Brierley was particularly interested in Botrytis cinerea , the causative agent of gray-blight:
" Botrytis cinerea is perhaps the commonest and best known fungus and has been the center of mycological research since the time of the Bary. The species B. cinerea may be visualized as, at any one moment, a cluster of numerous races or strains morphologically congruent on the host plant but in vitro showing marked and constant cultural differences. "
" Botrytis cinerea is perhaps the most abundant and well-known fungus that has been at the center of mycological research since the days of de Bary . The species B. cinearea can be thought of as a composite of many breeds or strains which are morphologically similar on the host plant but show pronounced differences in vitro. "
- William B. Brierley: On a Form of Botrytis cinerea, with Colourless Sclerotia . In: Phil. Trans. B. tape 210, no. 372-381, January 1921, p. 83-114, doi : 10.1098 / rstb.1921.0003 ( PDF ).
In 1950 he translated Gäumann's "Plant Infection Theory " into English ( Principles of Plant Infection ). He was also a long-time publisher of the Annals of Applied Biology .
Married Susan Sutherland Isaacs, child analyst, nee Fairhurst (she married Nathan Isaacs after him)
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translated Gäumann's "Plant Infection Theory " into English
publisher of the Annals of Applied Biology .