Károly Kalchbrenner

Károly Kalchbrenner (born 5 May 1807 in Pöttelsdorf, died 5 June 1886 in Spišské Vlachy) was a Hungarian mycologist. He trained in theology early in life and became a priest in Spišské Vlachy, north-eastern Slovakia. His contributions include the publication of 60 papers and description of more than 400 fungi from Europe, Asia, Australia and South America. He wrote and illustrated the Icones Selectae Hymenomycetum Hungariae. Among those he later collaborated with are Ferdinand von Mueller in Victoria, Australia, John Medley Wood in South Africa, Mordecai Cubitt Cooke in England and Felix von Thümen in Austria. He was elected a full member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences, and a corresponding member of the Linnean Society of New South Wales.

The native form of this personal name is Kalchbrenner Károly. This article uses Western name order when mentioning individuals.

Károly Kalchbrenner
Born(1807-05-05)5 May 1807
Pöttelsdorf, Sopron County, Kingdom of Hungary (present-day Austria)
Died6 June 1886(1886-06-06) (aged 79)
Spišské Vlachy, Kingdom of Hungary (present-day Slovakia)
CitizenshipHungarian
Known forPapers and descriptions of more than 400 fungi from Europe, Asia, Australia and South America
AwardsGenus Kalchbrenneriella named in his honour
Scientific career
FieldsMycology
Author abbrev. (botany)Kalchbr.

The genus Kalchbrenneriella was named in his honour.[1]

Taxa named
  • Amanita effusa
  • Humidicutis lewelliniae
  • Lepista caffrorum
  • Uredo commelinae[2]

Publications

References
  1. Paul Diederich (Autumn 2002) Kalchbrenneriella, a New Genus to Accommodate the Lichenicolous Hyphomycete Torula cyanescens The Bryologist, 105 (3) pp. 411-14
  2. Kalchbrenner K. 1882) Grevillea 11(no. 57): p. 24
  3. IPNI.  Kalchbr.
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