Franklin Sumner Earle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Franklin Sumner Earle

American mycologist

Date of Birth: 04-Sep-1856

Place of Birth: Dwight, Illinois, United States

Date of Death: 31-Jan-1929

Profession: botanist, mycologist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Franklin Sumner Earle (September 4, 1856 – January 31, 1929) was an American mycologist who specialized in the diseases and cultivation of sugar cane.
He was the first mycologist to work at the New York Botanical Garden, and was the author of The Genera of North American Gill Fungi.