Mary Katherine Bryan (February 13, 1877 – February 22, 1962) was an American botanist and phytopathologist.Harvey, Joy; Ogilvie, Marilyn (2000). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: Pioneering Lives from Ancient Times to the Mid-Twentieth Century, Volume 1. Taylor & Francis, Much of her research involved leaf spots and cankers caused by bacteria.
Life and career Bryan was born in Prince George's County, Maryland, on February 13, 1877. She earned a bachelor's degree from Stanford University in 1908. She worked at the Bureau of Plant Industry in the United States Department of Agriculture as a scientific assistant and assistant pathologist from 1909 to 1918.Staff report (July 21, 1929). Los Angeles Times
She and Nellie A. Brown worked for Erwin Frink Smith.Ainsworth, Geoffrey Clough (1981). Introduction to the History of Plant Pathology. Cambridge University Press,
Bryan died on February 22, 1962, in Napa, California.
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External links Mary Katherine Bryan (b. 1877) via Smithsonian Institution