James Robert Weir (1882–1943) was an American mycologist specializing in wood decaying fungi and forest pathology. He advised
Henry Ford
Henry Ford (July 30, 1863 – April 7, 1947) was an American Technological and industrial history of the United States, industrialist and business magnate. As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, he is credited as a pioneer in making automob ...
on rubber plantations and was head of The
U.S. National Fungus Collections.
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American mycologists
1882 births
1943 deaths
Purdue University alumni
Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich alumni
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