John Ramsbottom (mycologist)
John Ramsbottom ( October 15, 1885 - December 14, 1974 ) was a British mycologist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is “ Ramsb. "
Life
Ramsbottom was from 1910 keeper for mycology at the Natural History Museum (as successor to Vernon Herbert Blackman ). In 1950 he retired there. His assistants were Jack B. Evans and Frances L. Stephens (later Frances L. Balfour-Browne ), who became his successor. Ramsbottom also wrote popular science books on mushrooms such as Mushrooms and Toadstools from 1953.
In 1965 he received the Linnaeus Medal . From 1937 to 1940 he was President of the Linnean Society of London . He was secretary and twice president of the British Mycological Society (whose Transactions he edited for many years) and from 1928 to 1931 president of the Quekett Microscopical Club . From 1943 to 1972 he was President of the Society for the History of Natural History and then an honorary member.
Fonts
- A handbook of the larger British Fungi British Museum, Department of Botany, London 1923
- Poisonous fungi , Penguin Books, London 1945 ( King Penguin Book 23)
- Mushrooms and Toadstools: A Study of the Activities of Fungi , Collins, London 1953
literature
- PH Gregory: John Ramsbottom 1885-1974 , Transactions of the British Mycological Society, 65, 1975, pp. 1-6.
Web links
- Biography in Mushroom Journal (english)
References and comments
- ↑ After their retirement in 1967, the Natural History Museum gave the mushrooms department to the Royal Botanic Garden in Kew. Mycology, Natural History Museum
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Ramsbottom, John |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British mycologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 15, 1885 |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 14, 1974 |