Edwin Earle Honey (May 2, 1891 – October 31, 1956)[1][2] was an American plant pathologist and mycologist.[3] In 1936, he formally described the fungus and plant pathogen Monilinia azaleae,[4] which preys upon crops and other plants in the families Rosaceae and Ericaceae.

Honey was born in Illinois.[1] He was married first to Mary Luella Trowbridge,[5] and later to Mrs. Ruth R. Honey.[2]

In 1920 Honey lived in Champaign, Illinois;[1] and in 1935 he lived in Madison, Wisconsin.[1] Depending on where he was employed, Honey also lived for times in Shorewood, Wisconsin,[1] Philadelphia,[1] and New York state.[1]

Honey received his B.S. degree in plant pathology from Cornell University in 1916,[6] and was a member of the Sigma Xi (ΣΞ),[6] an international honor society for scholars in fields of science or engineering.

Starting in 1948, and until his death in 1956, Honey was a plant pathologist in the Extension Division of Pennsylvania State University.[2]

Bibliography edit

Honey published professionally under the names Edwin E. Honey or E. E. Honey. This is a partial list of his writings:

Books edit

  • E. E. Honey (1920s). Translations on the Sclerotinia.
  • Edwin E. Honey (1928). Dark-field microscopy in the study of fungi.
  • Edwin E. Honey (1931). Mycologia postillas para aula practica (in Spanish).
  • Edwin E. Honey (1931). Mycologia texto segunda parte sobre basidiomycetos, fungi imperfeiti (in Spanish).
  • Edwin E. Honey (1931). Mycologia texto primeira parte sobre myxomycetos, schizomycetos, phycomycetos, ascomycetos (in Spanish).
  • Edwin E. Honey (1944). Tree diseases.
  • Edwin E. Honey (1945). Emergency plant disease prevention project in Wisconsin.
  • Edwin E. Honey (1954). Distribution and Prevention of Oak Wilt.

Journal articles edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "Search for Edwin E Honey". Ancestry.com. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  2. ^ a b c E. S. Beneke, ed. (May 1957). "Deceased members" (PDF). Inoculum. VIII (1). Mycological Society of America: 6. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 20, 2011. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  3. ^ "HUH Databases - Botanist Search for Honey, Edwin Earle". Index of Botanists. Harvard University: President and Fellows of Harvard College. May 9, 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  4. ^ "Monilinia azaleae". Index Fungorum. 2008. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  5. ^ "Records for Edwin E Honey". Ancestry.com. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  6. ^ a b "American Scientist, Volumes 9-12". Sigma Xi Quarterly. XII (3). Easton PA: Society of the Sigma Xi: 148 [44]. September 1924. Retrieved March 18, 2013.
  7. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Honey.

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