Dumont, Kent Parsons, 1941-

Kent Parsons Dumont (1941-) was a mycologist, specializing in the Sclerotiniaceae and Leotiaceae. He collected in Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil and the Philippines. He was Associate Curator of Fungi (1960-1977) and Curator of Fungi (1978-1982) at the New York Botanical Garden. He was also Assistant Professor of Botany at Lehman College, CUNY (1977-1978). He was born in Newburyport, Mass. He received his B.A. from Gettysburg College and his M.S. (1965) and Ph.D. (1970) from Cornell University. His mentor was Richard P. Korf. After a leave of absence in 1982-1983, he did not return to NYBG and has made no further contributions to the field of botany.

From the description of Kent Parsons Dumont records, 1962-1982. (New York State Historical Documents). WorldCat record id: 155462910

Kent Parsons Dumont (1941- ) was a mycologist, specializing in the Sclerotiniaceae and Leotiaceae. He collected in Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Panama, Venezuela, Brazil and the Philippines. He was Associate Curator of Fungi (1960-1977) and Curator of Fungi (1978-1982) at the New York Botanical Garden. He was also Assistant Professor of Botany at Lehman College, CUNY (1977-1978). He was born in Newburyport, Mass. He received his B.A. from Gettysburg (Pa.) College and his M.S. (1965) and Ph. D. (1970) from Cornell University. His mentor was Richard P. Korf. After a leave of absence in 1982-1983, he did not return to NYBG and has made no further contributions to this field.

From the description of Kent Parsons Dumont records 1962-1982. (New York Botanical Garden). WorldCat record id: 42638236