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### Author
Pennington, Leigh H \[Humboldt\] (1877-1929), American phytopathologist and mycologist; B.A. Univ. Mich. 1907, Dr. phil. 1909; from 1910 at Syracuse University as professor of botany, from 1914-1929 as head of the dept. of forest botany.
**Abbreviated name**: *Pennington* \[standard form in IPNI: *Penn.*\]
#### Herbarium and types
[[Collection MICH|MICH]] and [[Collection SYR|SYR]]; other material at [[Collection NY|NY]].
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 3: 66; Hirsch p. 228; IH 2: (in press); Kelly p. 173; LS 37799-37800, suppl. 21229-21235; Pennell p. 616; PH 186, 567; TL-2/781. Pennington, L.H. 1157
#### Biofile
- Anon., Bot. Soc. America, Proc. 24: 15-17. 1930 (obit., b. 26 Oct 1877, d. 23 Apr 1929; Phytopathology 20(5): 467. 1930 (b. 26 Oct 1877, d. 24 Apr 1929); Science ser. 2. 69. 619. 1929 (d. 3 Apr 1929); Torreya 30: 115. 1930.
- Murrill, W.A., Hist, found, bot. Florida 36. 1945.
- Spaulding, P., Phytopathology 22(11): 873-877. 1932 (obit., portr., bibl., d. 24 Apr 1929).
#### Composite works
- (1) *Marasmius, in Fl. N. Amer.* 9(4): 250-286. 30 Apr 1915.
- (2) *Coprinus, in* Kauffman, *Agaric. Michigan* 1919, see TL-2/3548.
#### Name
Pennington himself held that "H" was his full middle name (Barnhart).