Leland Shanor

Leland Shanor
Born(1914-07-21)July 21, 1914
Butler, Pennsylvania
DiedMarch 31, 1993(1993-03-31) (aged 78)
Resting placeRockfish Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Wallace, Duplin County, North Carolina
Alma materUniversity of North Carolina
SpouseMary Williams Ward Shanor
Scientific career
Academic advisorsWilliams Chambers Coker, John Nathaniel Couch

Leland Shanor (July 21, 1914 – March 31, 1993) was an American mycologist and botanist. He married mycologist Mary Williams Ward Shanor on June 20, 1940, in Burgaw, North Carolina. They had two sons. Charles was born in 1946 and Paul in 1949. Outside of their studies in mycology, Leland and Mary Shanor were both heavily involved in real estate. They are both buried in Rockfish Presbyterian Church Cemetery in Wallace, Duplin County, North Carolina.