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'''Beverly Thomas Galloway''' (1863–1936) was an American [[plant pathologist]] and [[Horticulture|horticulturist]] who was the head of the Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] (USDA). He served for one year as Assistant [[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]] of the United States, and has been described described as "arguably the single, most influential figure involved in the early growth and development of plant pathology and the plant sciences generally in the USDA."<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Peterson Jr|first1=Paul D.|last2=Campbell|first2=C. Lee|title=Beverly T. Galloway: Visionary Administrator|journal=Annual Review of Phytopathology|date=1997|volume=35|issue=1|pages=29–43|doi=10.1146/annurev.phyto.35.1.29|pmid=15012513|url=http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev.phyto.35.1.29}}</ref> He served as president of the [[Botanical Society of America]], was a charter member of the [[American Phytopathological Society]], and was a fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]].
'''Beverly Thomas Galloway''' (1863–1936) was an American [[plant pathologist]] and [[Horticulture|horticulturist]] who was the head of the Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology of the [[United States Department of Agriculture]] (USDA). He served for one year as Assistant [[United States Secretary of Agriculture|Secretary of Agriculture]] of the United States, and has been described described as "arguably the single, most influential figure involved in the early growth and development of plant pathology and the plant sciences generally in the USDA."<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Peterson Jr|first1=Paul D.|last2=Campbell|first2=C. Lee|title=Beverly T. Galloway: Visionary Administrator|journal=Annual Review of Phytopathology|date=1997|volume=35|issue=1|pages=29–43|doi=10.1146/annurev.phyto.35.1.29|pmid=15012513|url=http://www.annualreviews.org/doi/full/10.1146/annurev.phyto.35.1.29}}</ref> He served as president of the [[Botanical Society of America]], was a charter member of the [[American Phytopathological Society]], and was a fellow of the [[American Association for the Advancement of Science]]. He was elected as member of [[Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture and Forestry|the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture]] in 1899.<ref>Nordisk familjebok, Vol. 9 (1908), [http://runeberg.org/nfbi/0339.html p. 641]</ref>


He was born in [[Millersburg, Missouri]], and graduated from the [[University of Missouri]] in 1884. He was appointed to the USDA Section of Mycology in 1887, becoming head of the section the following year.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Beverly Thomas Galloway|first=J. A.|last= Stevenson|journal=Mycologia|volume=30|number= 5|year=1938|page= 597|jstor=3754354}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Woods|first1=A. F.|title=Beverly Thomas Galloway: Born October 16, 1863 - Died June 13, 1938|journal=Science|date=1938|volume=88|issue=2270|page=6|doi=10.1126/science.88.2270.6-s|jstor=1665463}}</ref><ref name="Onofrio2001">{{cite book|first=Jan|last= Onofrio|contribution=Galloway, Beverly Thomas|title=Missouri Biographical Dictionary|contribution-url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0oOueph_raYC&pg=PA260|year=2001|publisher=Somerset Publishers, Inc.|isbn=978-0-403-09598-8|pages=260–262}}</ref>
He was born in [[Millersburg, Missouri]], and graduated from the [[University of Missouri]] in 1884. He was appointed to the USDA Section of Mycology in 1887, becoming head of the section the following year.<ref>{{cite journal|title=Beverly Thomas Galloway|first=J. A.|last= Stevenson|journal=Mycologia|volume=30|number= 5|year=1938|page= 597|jstor=3754354}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|last1=Woods|first1=A. F.|title=Beverly Thomas Galloway: Born October 16, 1863 - Died June 13, 1938|journal=Science|date=1938|volume=88|issue=2270|page=6|doi=10.1126/science.88.2270.6-s|jstor=1665463}}</ref><ref name="Onofrio2001">{{cite book|first=Jan|last= Onofrio|contribution=Galloway, Beverly Thomas|title=Missouri Biographical Dictionary|contribution-url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0oOueph_raYC&pg=PA260|year=2001|publisher=Somerset Publishers, Inc.|isbn=978-0-403-09598-8|pages=260–262}}</ref>

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Beverly Thomas Galloway

Beverly Thomas Galloway (1863–1936) was an American plant pathologist and horticulturist who was the head of the Division of Vegetable Physiology and Pathology of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). He served for one year as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture of the United States, and has been described described as "arguably the single, most influential figure involved in the early growth and development of plant pathology and the plant sciences generally in the USDA."[1] He served as president of the Botanical Society of America, was a charter member of the American Phytopathological Society, and was a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was elected as member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Agriculture in 1899.[2]

He was born in Millersburg, Missouri, and graduated from the University of Missouri in 1884. He was appointed to the USDA Section of Mycology in 1887, becoming head of the section the following year.[3][4][5]

The standard author abbreviation Galloway is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

References

  1. ^ Peterson Jr, Paul D.; Campbell, C. Lee (1997). "Beverly T. Galloway: Visionary Administrator". Annual Review of Phytopathology. 35 (1): 29–43. doi:10.1146/annurev.phyto.35.1.29. PMID 15012513.
  2. ^ Nordisk familjebok, Vol. 9 (1908), p. 641
  3. ^ Stevenson, J. A. (1938). "Beverly Thomas Galloway". Mycologia. 30 (5): 597. JSTOR 3754354.
  4. ^ Woods, A. F. (1938). "Beverly Thomas Galloway: Born October 16, 1863 - Died June 13, 1938". Science. 88 (2270): 6. doi:10.1126/science.88.2270.6-s. JSTOR 1665463.
  5. ^ Onofrio, Jan (2001). "Galloway, Beverly Thomas". Missouri Biographical Dictionary. Somerset Publishers, Inc. pp. 260–262. ISBN 978-0-403-09598-8.
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Galloway.

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