Helge Thorsten Lumbsch

Helge Thorsten Lumbsch
Born1964
NationalityGerman
Alma materUniversity of Marburg; University of Duisburg-Essen
Scientific career
FieldsLichenology
InstitutionsField Museum of Natural History
Author abbrev. (botany)Lumbsch[1]

Helge Thorsten Lumbsch (born 1964) is a German-born lichenologist living in the United States. His research interests include the phylogeny, taxonomy, and phylogeography of lichen-forming fungi; lichen diversity; lichen chemistry and chemotaxonomy. He is the Associate Curator and Head of Cryptogams and Chair of the Department of Botany at the Field Museum of Natural History.

  1. ^ "Lumbsch, Helge Thorsten (1964–)". International Plant Names Index. Retrieved 19 December 2020.