Dodge, Bernard O. (Bernard Ogilvie), 1872-1960

Bernard Ogilvie Dodge (1872-1960) was a mycologist who advanced the science of genetics through research on Neurospora. George Beadle and Edward Tatum won the Nobel Prize in 1958 on research in biochemical genetics based on Dodge's Neurospora findings. He was a plant pathologist at The New York Botanical Garden from 1928-1947. He was associate editor of Mycologia (1923-1932), editor of the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1932-1940), Vice President (1934) and President(1935) of the Mycological Society of America. He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin (1909) and his Ph. D. in botany and physics from Columbia University (1912) where he was a research fellow in field botany. He was Instructor in Botany at Columbia until 1920. That year he joined the USDA, Bureau of Plant Industry as a plant pathologist. After joining NYBG, he also held posts as consultant in mycology for Presbyterian Hospital and lecturer at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. The NYBG presented Dodge with its Distinguished Service Award in 1951. He died in New York City on August 9, 1960.

Bernard Ogilvie Dodge was a botanist and plant pathologist.

Bernard Ogilvie Dodge (1872-1960) was a mycologist who advanced the science of genetics through research on Neurospora. George Beadle and Edward Tatum won the Nobel Prize in 1958 on research in biochemical genetics based on Dodge's Neurospora findings. He was a plant pathologist at The New York Botanical Garden from 1928-1947. He was associate editor of Mycologia (1923-1932), editor of the Bulletin of the Torrey Botanical Club (1932-1940), Vice President (1934) and President(1935) of the Mycological Society of America.

He received his B.A. from the University of Wisconsin (1909) and his Ph. D. in botany and physics from Columbia University (1912) where he was a research fellow in field botany. He was Instructor in Botany at Columbia until 1920. That year he joined the USDA, Bureau of Plant Industry as a plant pathologist. After joining NYBG, he also held posts as consultant in mycology for Presbyterian Hospital and lecturer at the College of Physicians and Surgeons. The NYBG presented Dodge with its Distinguished Service Award in 1951. He died in New York City on August 9, 1960.