Edmund Michael

Edmund August Michael (born July 30, 1849 Oberfriedersdorf ( Lausitz ); † October 23, 1920 in Auerbach / Vogtl. ) Was a Saxon , German teacher and mushroom expert .

Image from the Guide for Mushroom Friends 1897

Life

Edmund Michael was a senior teacher at the agricultural school in Auerbach. In 1895 his guide for mushroom friends appeared for the first time with illustrations by the painter Albin Schmalfuß from Leipzig , who appeared in six editions and three volumes until his death and made him known as the mushroom father .

Awards

Russia : gold medal

Works

Guide for mushroom lovers. The most common edible, suspicious and poisonous mushrooms .
- 2nd edition, Förster & Borries, Zwickau 1896 doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.1635
- 3rd edition, Förster & Borries, Zwickau 1898 doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.3898
- 3rd edition, Förster & Borries, Zwickau 1901–1905 doi: 10.5962 / bhl.title.3896

literature

Richard Maron: 60 years of Michael's "Guide for Mushroom Friends". In: Culture mirror for the Auerbach district (Vogtl.), July 1955, p. 3.

personal data
SURNAME	Michael, Edmund
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Michael, Edmund August (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German teacher and mushroom expert
DATE OF BIRTH	July 30, 1849
DATE OF DEATH	October 23, 1920
Place of death	Auerbach / Vogtl.