Facts: - residence: uk - known for: contributions pathology to taxonomic mycology , botany , and plant - death date: 16 february 1917 - field: mycology - birth date: 20 december 1845 - name: george edward massee - author abbreviation bot: massee - nationality: british - birth place: scampston , yorkshire Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of george edward massee .
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george edward massee -lrb- 20 december 1845 - 16 february 1917 -rrb- was an english mycologist , plant pathologist , and botanist .