Standard Abbreviations of Mycological Authority (Authors) Names, and brief Biographies

Abbreviation

Authority (Hyperlinks are to brief biographies)

Country of Birth

Born

Died

Afzel.

Adam Afzelius

Sweden

1750

1837

Alb.

Johannes Baptista von Albertini

Germany

1769

1831

Atk.

George Francis Atkinson

USA

1854

1918

Badham

Charles David Badham

Britain

1806

1857

Bataille

Frederic Bataille

France

1850

1946

Batsch

August Johann Georg Karl Batsch

Germany

1761

1802

Battarra

Giovanni Antonio Battarra

Italy

1714

1789

Beck

Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau

Austria

1856

1931

Berk.

Miles Joseph Berkeley

Britain

1803

1889

Bertill.

Louis-Adolphe Bertillon

France

1821

1883

Bigeard

René Bigeard (1840 – 1917)

France

1840

1917

Bolton

James Bolton

Britain

1750

1799

Bondarzew

Appolonaris Semyonovich Bondartsev

Russia

1857

1968

Bonord.

Hermann Friedrich Bonorden

Germany

1801

1884

Boud.

Jean Louis Emile Boudier

France

1828

1920

Bref.

Julius Oscar Brefeld

Germany

1839

1925

Bres.

Giacopo Bresadola

Italy

1847

1929

F Brig.

Francesco Briganti

Italy

1802

1865

V Brig.

Vincenzo Briganti

Italy

1766

1836

Britzelm.

Max Britzelmayr

Germany

1839

1909

Brond.

Louis de Brondeau

France

1794

1859

Broome

Christopher Edmund Broome

Britain

1812

1866

Buller

Arthur Henry Reginald Buller

Canada

1874

1944

Bull.

Jean Baptiste Francois Bulliard

France

1752

1793

Coker

William Chambers Coker

USA

1872

1953

Cooke

Mordecai Cubitt Cooke

Britain

1825

1914

Curtis

Moses Ashley Curtis

New Zealand

1808

1872

De C.

Augustin Pyramus De Candolle

Switzerland

1778

1841

Dennis

Richard William George Dennis

Britain

1910

2003

Desm.

John Baptiste Henri Joseph Desmazieres

France

1786

1862

Desv.

Nicaise Auguste Desvaux

France

1784

1856

Dicks.

James J. Dickson

Scotland

1738

1822

Dill.

Johann Jacob Dillenius

Germany

1684

1747

Ditmar

Fr. L P Ditmar [dates of publications]

Germany

[1806]

[1817]

Donk

Marinus Anton Donk

Netherlands

1908

1972

Earle

Franklin Sumner Earle

USA

1856

1929

Ellis

Job Bicknell Ellis

USA

1829

1905

Fayod

Victor Fayod

Switzerland

1860

1900

Fr.

Elias Magnus Fries

Swedish

1794

1878

Fuckel

Karl Wilhelm Gottlieb Leopold Fuckel

German

1821

1876

Genev.

Leon Gaston Genevier

France

1830

1880

Gillet

Claude-Casimir Gillet

France

1806

1896

Gray

Samuel Frederick Gray

Britain

1766

1828

Grev.

Robert Kaye Greville

Britain

1794

1866

Gray

Samuel Frederick Gray

Britain

1766

1828

Guill

Henri Guillemin

France

?

?

Harkn.

Harvey Wilson Harkness

USA

1821

1901

Henn.

Paul Christoph Hennings

Germany

1841

1908

Herink

Josef Herink

Czech Republic

1915

1999

Hesler

Lexemuel Ray Hesler

USA

1888

1997

Hohenbühel

Ludwig Samuel Joseph David Alexander von Hohenbühel Heufler

Austria

1817

1885

Höhn.

Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel

Austria

1852

1920

Holmsk.

Theodor Holmskjold

Denmark

1732

1794

Huds.

William Hudson

British

1730

1793

Jacq.

Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin

Netherlands

1727

1817

Jungh.

Franz Wilhelm Junghuhn

Germany

1809

1864

Kalchbr.

Karoly Kalchbrenner

Hungary

1807

1886

Karsten

Gustav Karl Wilhelm Hermann Karsten

Germany

1817

1908

P Karst.

Petter Adolf Karsten

Finland

1834

1917

Kauffmann

Calvin Henry Kauffmann

USA

1869

1931

Klotzsch

Johann Friedrich Klotzsch

Germany

1805

1860

Kotl.

František Kotlaba

Chech Republic

1927

Krombh.

Julius Vincenz von Krombholz

Czech Republic

1782

1843

Kühner

Robert Kühner

Germany

1903

1996

Kummer

Paul Kummer

Germany

1834

1912

Kuntze

(Carl Ernst) Otto Kuntze

Gernmany

1843

1907

J. E. Lange

Jakob Emanuel Lange

Denmark

1864

1941

Lasch

Wilhelm Gottfried Lasch

Germany

1787

1863

Lenz

Harald Othmar Lenz

Germany

1798

1870

Letellier

Jean Baptiste Louis Letellier

France

1817

1898

Lév.

Joseph-Henri Léveillé

France

1796

1870

Leysser

Friedrich Wilhelm von Leysser

Germany

1731

1815

L.

Karl von Linné (Carl Linnaeus)

Sweden

1707

1778

Lloyd

Curtis Gates Lloyd

USA

1859

1926

Maire

René Charles Joseph Ernest Maire

France

1878

1949

Massee

George Edward Massee

Britain

1850

1917

P Micheli

Pier Antonio Micheli

Italian

1679

1737

O. K. Mill

Orson K Miller Jr.

USA

1930

2006

Mont.

Jean Pierre Francois Camille Montagne

France

1784

1866

J Moravec

Jiří Moravec

Czech Republic

1943

Morgan

Andrew Price Morgan

USA

1836

1907

M.M. Moser

Meinhard Michael Moser ( - 2002)

Austria

1924

2002

Murrill

William Alphonso Murrill

USA

1869

1957

Nees

Christian Gottfried Daniel Nees von Esenbeck

Germany

1776

1858

Noordel.

Machiel Noordeloos

Netherlands

1949

Opat.

Wilhelm Opatowski

German

1810

1838

P D Orton

Peter Darbishire Orton

Britain

1916

2005

Pat.

Narcisse Theophile Patouillard

French

1854

1926

Paulet

Jean Jacques Paulet

French

1740

1826

Peck

Charles Horton Peck

USA

1833

1917

Pers.

Christiaan Hendrik Persoon

Netherlands

1761

1837

Pouzar

Zdeněk Pouzar

Czech Republic

1932

Quél.

Lucien Quélet

France

1832

1899

Rabenh.

Gottlob Ludwig Rabenhorst

Germany

1806

1881

Ramsb.

John Ramsbottom

Britain

1885

1974

Ravenel

Henry William Ravenel

USA

1814

1887

D.A. Reid

Derrek Agutter Reid

Britain

1927

2006

Relhan

Richard Relhan

British

1754

1823

Retz.

Anders Jahan Retzius

Sweden

1724

1821

Ricken

Adalbert Ricken

Germany

1851

1921

Richon

Charles Édouard Richon

France

1820

1893

Rostk.

Friedrich Wilhelm Gottfried Theophil Rostkovius

German

1770

1848

Romagn.

Henri Charles Louis Romagnesi

France

1912

1999

Roussel

Henri François Anne de Roussel

France

1748

1812

Roze

Ernest Roze

France

1833

1900

Sacc.

Pier Andrea Saccardo

Italy

1845

1920

Schaeff.

Jacob Christian Schaeffer

Germany

1718

1790

Jul. Schäff.

Julius Schäffer

Germany

1882

1944

Schröt.

Joseph Schröter

Germany

1837

1894

Schumach.

Heinrich Christian Friedrich Schumacher

Denmark

1757

1830

Schwein.

Lewis David von Schweinitz

USA

1780

1834

Scop.

Joannes Antonius Scopoli

Italy

1723

1788

Secr.

Louis Secretan

Switzerland

1758

1839

Sing.

Rolf Singer

Germany

1906

1994

A H Smith

Alexander Hanchett Smith

USA

1904

1986

Sommerf.

Soren Christian Sommerfelt

Norway

1794

1838

Sowerby

James Sowerby

Britain

1757

1822

Thax.

Roland Thaxter

USA

1857

1932

Tul.

Louis Rene Tulasne

France

1815

1885

Underw.

Lucien Marcus Underwood

USA

1853

1907

Velen.

Josef Velenovský

Czech Republic

1858

1949

A Venturi

Antonio Venturi

Italy

1805

1864

Vitadd.

Carlo Vittadini

Italian

1800

1865

Viv.

Domenico Viviani

Italian

1772

1840

Wall.

Carl Friedrich Wilhelm Wallroth

Germany

1792

1857

Weigel

Christian Ehrenfried Weigel

Germany

1748

1831

Weinm.

Johann Anton Weinmann

Germany

1782

1858

Willd.

Carl Ludwig von Willdenow

Germany

1765

1812

Wulfen

Franz Xavier von Wulfen

Austria

1728

1805