František Smotlacha

František Smotlacha (born 30 January 1884 in Hradec Králové - died 18 June 1956 in Prague) was a Czech mycologist.[1] He founded the Czechoslovak Mycological Society in 1921 together with Rudolf Veselý[2] and the leading journal of Czech mycolgy: Mykologický sborník - Časopis Českých Houbařů (known as the C.C.H. among mycologists) in 1919. He was also president of the Czechoslovak Jiujitsu Union and founder of collegiate sport in Czechoslovakia.[3] His son, Miroslav Smotlacha, also became a mycologist.

Smotlacha described many species of fungi including

He also wrote many books about fungi, both scientific and popular: his greatest success was Atlas hub jedlých a nejedlých; mycologia practica (14 editions 1947-1952) that described 78 "edible and non edible" mushrooms (with color photos).[4][5]

References

  1. František Smotlacha on Databazeknih. (In Czech)
  2. About us on the Czech Mycological Society.
  3. Petr Brezina, 2015, "The early days of Judo in Czechoslovak Republic (and the contribution of the London Budokwai)", Bulletin of the Kano Society 25.
  4. Smotlacha, František on WorldCat.
  5. Atlas hub, jedlých a nejedlých on Databazeknih.
  6. IPNI.  Smotl.

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