Thomas Jonathan Burrill
Botanist, Deceased Person
1839 – 1916
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Who was Thomas Jonathan Burrill?
Thomas Jonathan Burrill was an American botanist who first discovered bacterial causes for plant disease. He introduced Erwinia amylovora as the causal agent of pear fire blight.
Born in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, he graduated Illinois State Normal University in 1865. In 1868, he was elected professor of botany and horticulture at University of Illinois and remained there the rest of his career, eventually serving as Vice President in 1882.
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