Robert S. Dickey (18 January 1921 in Riverside – 1 July 1991 in Prescott)[1] was an American phytopathologist, professor emeritus of Plant Pathology at the Cornell University and the namesake of the bacterial genus Dickeya.
He also was the recipient of a Silver Star for actions while serving in the 39th Infantry Regiment of the U.S. Army during World War II.
[1] Dickey earned a BS degree in plant science in 1948,[2] and in 1954 earned a PhD in plant pathology on the thesis Studies of the Longevity of Agrobacterium Tumefaciens (Smith and Townsend) Conn in the Soil, both at the University of California, Berkeley.
[1] From 1970 to 1987, he also worked for the Department of Plant Pathology at the Pennsylvania State University, as member of the graduate faculty and, from 1974 onward, as adjunct professor.
[1] In November 1944, he was awarded with a Silver Star Medal for actions during operations in Germany on 13 October of the same year.