The expanding knowledge of mycology since Linnaeus. Presidential address delivered at the anniversary meeting of the Linnean Society of London, on the 24th of May, 1939.
The expanding knowledge of mycology since Linnaeus. Presidential address delivered at the anniversary meeting of the Linnean Society of London, on the 24th of May, 1939.
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London, Francis & Taylor, 1941. Small 8vo (21.7 x 13.8 cm). 89 pp;, three plates. Original printed wrappers. = The rare offprint. The author, the British mycologist John Ramsbottom (1885-1974) gives a detailed, annotated review of the modern history, since Linnaeus, of the study and knowledge of Fungi. "From 1929 to 1950, he was Keeper of Botany at the British Museum. He served as general secretary and twice as president of the British Mycological Society, and was long editor of its Transactions. He was president of the Quekett Microscopical Club from 1928 to 1931 and was elected an Honorary Member in 1937. He was president of the Linnean Society from 1937 to 1940 and was awarded their Linnean Medal in 1965. Ramsbottom was President of the Society for the History of Natural History from 1943-1972. He was made an Honorary Member in 1972." (Wikipedia). Published simultaneously in the Society's Proceedings, Session 151(4), of 14 May 1941. Inscribed by the author on the front wrapper. Volbracht, 1710.
