Robert Lee Gilbertson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Lee Gilbertson

American mycologist

Date of Birth: 15-Jan-1925

Place of Birth: Hamilton, Montana, United States

Date of Death: 26-Oct-2011

Profession: botanist, mycologist, explorer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Robert Lee Gilbertson (January 15, 1925 – October 26, 2011) was a distinguished American mycologist and educator.
He was a faculty member at University of Arizona for 26 years until his retirement from teaching in 1995; he was a Professor Emeritus at U of A until his death on October 26, 2011 in Tucson, Arizona.
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He held concurrent positions as Plant Pathologist, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arizona (1967–95) for a project Research on wood-rotting fungi and other fungi associated with southwestern plants and was collaborator and consultant with Center for Forest Mycology Research, US Forest Service, Forest Products Laboratory, Madison, Wisconsin (1957–1981).