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SUMMARY:It takes a village: the life and legacy of Henry Thomas Soppitt (1
 858–1899) - Nathan Smith (Department of Zoology)
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CONTACT:Jules Skotnes-Brown
DESCRIPTION:Henry Thomas Soppitt was a greengrocer-turned-drysalter and ar
 tisan experimental mycologist whose work primarily focused on discerning t
 he life-cycles of rust fungi. His death on 1 April 1899 was a seminal even
 t in the history of the Yorkshire nature study. Occurring at a critical ju
 nction in British mycology\, it saw unprecedented response by Yorkshire my
 cologists to cement his legacy through preservation of his library and her
 barium. As time passed\, and the fortunes of Yorkshire mycologists continu
 ed to decline\, there was a continuous return to the work of Soppitt withi
 n the community. Focusing on Soppitt's elucidation of the lifecycle of _Pu
 ccinia bistortae_\, this paper will explore the significance of the discov
 ery to Yorkshire mycologists and the scientific landscape in which it took
  place.
LOCATION:Seminar Room 1\, Department of History and Philosophy of Science
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