Harry D. Thiers

Harry D. Thiers
Born(1919-01-22)January 22, 1919
DiedAugust 8, 2000(2000-08-08) (aged 81)
Alma materSchreiner University (B.A.)
University of Texas at Austin (M.S.)
University of Michigan (Ph.D.)
Known forStudied and named many fungi native to North America
Scientific career
FieldsMycology
InstitutionsSan Francisco State University
Author abbrev. (botany)Thiers

Harry Delbert Thiers (January 22, 1919 in Fort McKavett, Texas – August 8, 2000 in Ohio) was an American mycologist who studied and named many fungi native to North America, particularly California. Thiers taught mycology at San Francisco State University. He comprehensively revised and expanded on the North American collection of boletes and named many new species.[1]

Species authored by Thiers include the boletes Suillellus amygdalinus, Boletus barrowsii, Xerocomellus dryophilus, Rubroboletus pulcherrimus, Leccinum manzanitae, and other mushrooms including Gymnopilus luteoviridis and Russula xanthoporphyrea.

The standard author abbreviation Thiers is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

  1. ^ Thiers BM, Halling RE (2003). "Harry D. Thiers, 1919–2000" (PDF). Mycologia. 95 (6): 1271–75. doi:10.1080/15572536.2004.11833035. JSTOR 3761927. S2CID 88246683. Retrieved Nov 8, 2018.
  2. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Thiers.