Lucia McCulloch | |
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![]() McCulloch in 1915
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Born |
Cincinnati, Ohio |
February 26, 1873
Died | February 10, 1955 Orlando, Florida |
(aged 81)
Nationality | American |
Institutions | United States Department of Agriculture |
Known for | Botany, Plant pathology |
Author abbrev. (botany) | L.McCulloch |
Lucia Alma McCulloch (February 26, 1873 – February 10, 1955) was an American botanist and plant pathologist in the United States Department of Agriculture Bureau of Plant Industry. Her work focused on crown gall and gladiolus diseases and pests. A colleague in the department run by Erwin Frink Smith, she also collaborated with botanist Nellie Adalesa Brown.
McCulloch was born in Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1898, while studying biology at Florida Agricultural College, she was appointed head of the library, now part of the George A. Smathers Libraries.
She died in Orlando, Florida.