White, William Lawrence, 1908-1952.

American botanist. Educated at Cornell Univ. (Ph.D. in mycology, 1940); Honorary A.M. from Harvard Univ. (1948). Bibliographer and Assistant Curator at Farlow Herbarium, 1942-1948; Director, 1948-1952; and Associate Professor of Botany at Harvard, 1948-1952. Specialized in systematic and industrial mycology and tropical deterioration of materials.

From the description of Papers of William Lawrence White, 1929-1962 (inclusive), 1929-1952 (bulk). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 177497908