| Intro | Botanist |
| A.K.A. | L.S.Olive |
| A.K.A. | L.S.Olive |
| Places | United States of America |
| was | Scientist
Botanist
Biologist
Mycologist |
| Work field | Biology
Science |
| Gender | |
| Birth | 30 April 1917, Florence, Florence County, South Carolina, USA |
| Death | 19 October 1988Highlands, Macon County, North Carolina, USA (aged 71 years) |
| Star sign | Taurus |
| Education | | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, Orange County, USA | Master of Arts | | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, Orange County, USA | Doctor of Philosophy |
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| Employers | | North Carolina State University | USA |
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| Awards | | Distinguished Mycologist Award | 1981 | | Guggenheim Fellowship | |
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