Pascal "Pat" Pompey Pirone (October 7, 1907 Mount Vernon, New York – January 11, 2003, Lexington, Kentucky) was a botanist, plant pathologist, urban horticulturalist, science communicator, and author.
[6]) In the early years of his NYBG employment, Pirone conducted tests of pesticides to eradicate the Botryosphaeria ribis canker disease of London planes in New York City.
[2] He investigated and treated many plant diseases such as begonia mildew, coleus wilt, and Rhododendron leaf-spot, and he researched the role of peat moss as a carrier of parasitic fungi.
[3]Pirone worked as a consultant for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation, the Triborough Bridge Authority, Sleepy Hollow Restorations, country clubs, commercial florists, and many corporations, including General Motors, IBM, shipping lines, and public utilities companies.
[1] The Mertz Library of the New York Botanical Garden has the Pascal P. Pirone fonds consisting of "correspondence, research papers, manuscripts, photographic material, artwork, reprints, and an audio recording."