Bruce Fink

For the American psychoanalyst, see Bruce Fink (psychoanalyst).
Bruce Fink
Born(1861-12-22)December 22, 1861
Blackberry, Illinois, U.S.
DiedJuly 10, 1927(1927-07-10) (aged 65)
NationalityAmerican
EducationUniversity of Illinois (BS, MS)
Harvard University (MA)
OccupationLichenologist
SpouseIda May Hammond
Children3

Bruce Fink (December 22, 1861 – July 10, 1927) was an American lichenologist. His name was synonymous with the field of botany in the United States for more than 30 years. Although educated and well-versed across the spectrum of botany, Fink focused his passion on lichenology, publishing more than 100 research papers, reviews, notes and monographs.[1] With a specialty in taxonomy, Fink’s contributions to the field of lichenology was in the realm of identifying the relationship, classification and distribution of lichens. He had a broad interest in fungi, particularly ascomycetes. Several lichens have been named in his honor, including the species Calosphaeria finkii,[2] Lepraria finkii [3], Dermatina finkii,[4] Patellaria finkii,[2] and the genus Finkia.[5]

  1. ^ "Fink, Bruce 1861–1927". WorldCat Identities.
  2. ^ a b Petrak F. (1923). "Mykologische Notizen. VI". Annales Mycologici (in German). 21 (3–4): 182–335 (see pp. 306–7).
  3. ^ Hue, l'abbé (January 1924). "Monographia Crocyniarum". Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France (in French). 71 (2): 311–402. Bibcode:1924BSBF...71..311H. doi:10.1080/00378941.1924.10836944. ISSN 0037-8941.
  4. ^ Zahlbruckner A. (1930). "New species of lichens from Porto Rico. III". Mycologia. 22 (2): 69–79. doi:10.2307/3753735. JSTOR 3753735.
  5. ^ Vainio EA. (1929). "New species of lichens from Porto Rico. II". Mycologia. 21 (1): 33–40. doi:10.2307/3753855. JSTOR 3753855.