Jean Paul Vuillemin
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Jean Paul Vuillemin was a French mycologist
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He studied medicine at the University of Nancy in 1884, and from 1895 to 1932 he was Professor of Natural History at the medical faculty there. He described the genera Spinalia and Zygorhynchus.
The mushroom genus Vuilleminia
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is named after him.
Mycology
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy and their use to humans as a source for tinder, medicinals , food and entheogens, as well as their dangers, such as poisoning or...
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He studied medicine at the University of Nancy in 1884, and from 1895 to 1932 he was Professor of Natural History at the medical faculty there. He described the genera Spinalia and Zygorhynchus.
The mushroom genus Vuilleminia
Vuilleminia
Vuilleminia is a genus of corticioid fungi in the family Corticiaceae. According to a 2008 estimate, the genus contains 10 species which collectively have a widespread distribution.-Species:*Vuilleminia alni*Vuilleminia comedens...
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René Maire
René Charles Joseph Ernest Maire was a French botanist and mycologist. His major work was the Flore de l'Afrique du Nord in 16 volumes published posthumously in 1953. He collected plants from Algeria, Morocco, France, and Mali for the herbarium of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium.- Biography...
is named after him.