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university. The school also awards a 'Butler Prize' to plant science undergraduate students. The
Society of Irish Plant Pathologists award a Butler Medal to individuals who have made a significant contribution to plant pathology in Ireland. A plaque in his honour was unveiled at Kilkee, County Clare in May 2012 by the
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The work of Sir Edwin John Butler is commemorated in the naming of a building at
University College Cork (formerly Queen's College, Cork) in his honour. The Butler Building houses plant science teaching and research facilities, part of the School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences at the
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in 1907. In 1918 he produced "Fungi and diseases in plants", which became a standard reference work for tropical plant pathologists. Between 1910 and 1912 Butler additionally held the office of
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1906. (With J. M. Hayman and W. H. Moreland) Indian wheat rusts. Mem. Dep. Agric. India, Bot. Ser. (2) 1, 58 pp. 1 graph, 5 pls. (4 col.).
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where his father was transferred helped him develop an interest in a diverse range of topics. In 1890 his health improved and he went to the
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1931. (With G. R. Bisby) The fungi of India. Scientific
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