Friedrich Wilhelm Zopf | |
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| Born | 12 December 12 1846 |
| Died | 24 June 1909 (aged 63) |
| Nationality | German |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany and Mycology |
Friedrich (or Friederich) Wilhelm Zopf (12 December 1846 – 24 June 1909) was a well-known German botanist and mycologist. He dedicated to his whole life with fungal biology, particularly in classification of fungi and dye production in fungi and lichens.[1] Besides, his textbook on fungi called “Die pilze in morphologischer, physiologischer, biologischer und systematischer beziehung (Translation: The mushrooms in morphological, physiological, biological and systematic relationship)” in 1890 was also an outstanding work on the subject for many decades.[2] The unicellular achlorophic microalgae Prototheca zopfii is named after him because of his profound suggestions and contributions to Krüger's pioneering work in Prototheca.[3] Thus, his numerous contributions gave him a special status in mycological history.
- ^ "Wilhelm Zopf". Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg. 2015.
- ^ Pelletier, Bernard (2016). Empire Biota: Taxonomy and Evolution 2nd Edition. p. 241. ISBN 9781329874008.
- ^ Krüger, W (1894). "Kurze Charakteristik einiger niedrerer Organismen im Saftfluss der Laubbäume". Hedwigia. 33: 241–266.