Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel
Austrian bryologist, mycologist, and algologist / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel (24 September 1852 – 11 November 1920) was a bryologist, mycologist, and algologist from Austria-Hungary. He was a brother of explorer Ludwig von Höhnel (1857–1942).[1] He obtained his PhD in Strasbourg in 1877, and was a professor of botany in the Vienna University of Technology from 1884 to 1920. Höhnel described roughly 250 new genera and 500 species of fungi, and was known for his contributions to the taxonomy of the Coelomycetes (asexual fungi that form conidia in a cavity (pycnidia) or a mat-like cushion of hyphae).[2] He died in Vienna on November 11, 1920.[3]
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Franz Xaver Rudolf von Höhnel | |
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Born | (1852-09-24)24 September 1852 |
Died | 11 November 1920(1920-11-11) (aged 68) |
Nationality | Austrian |
Alma mater | Vienna University of Technology |
Known for | Taxonomy of the Coelomycetes |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mycology, Bryology, Algology |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Höhn. |
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