Cornelius Lott Shear

Cornelius Lott Shear (1865–1956) was an American mycologist and plant pathologist who served as a senior pathologist at the USDA Bureau of Plant Industry.

Cornelius Lott Shear
Born26 March 1865 
Albany 
Died2 February 1956  (aged 90)
Alma mater
OccupationMycologist 
Employer

Shear was the first to describe the grass Bromus arizonicus.He was a pioneer in the study of pathogenic fungi who studied crop diseases and developed control measures for treatment of economically-important crops such as cranberries, grapes and cotton. He played a pivotal role in creating the American Phytopathological Society, founded in 1908.

The standard author abbreviation Shear is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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