Kathleen Sampson (23 November 1892 – 21 February 1980) was an English mycologist and plant pathologist, with a focus in herbage crops and cereal diseases.
She graduated with her Masters in Science in 1917[2] which was focused on phylloglossum and overseen by fossil fern specialist Professor Margaret Benson.
During this time she worked with Professor George Stapledon to test seeds for farmers as part of a wartime project.
After the war Sampson worked at the University of Wales as an agricultural botany senior lecturer between 1919 and 1945, during which she helped set up the Welsh Plant Breeding Station.
[5] Upon her retirement, Sampson moved to Aylesbury, Buckinghampshire where she set up a garden and bird sanctuary.