Roger Heim, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roger Heim

French botanist

Date of Birth: 12-Feb-1900

Place of Birth: 16th arrondissement of Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 20-Oct-1979

Profession: mycologist, phytopathologist, lichenologist, French Resistance fighter, professeur des universités

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Roger Heim (February 12, 1900 – September 17, 1979) was a French botanist specialising in mycology and tropical phytopathology.
He was known for his studies describing the anatomy of the mushroom hymenium, the systematics and phylogeny of higher fungi (especially the related genera Lactarius and Russula, the Russulales and Secotium), the mycology of tropical fungi such as Termitomyces, as well as ethnomycological work on hallucinogenic fungi, like Psilocybe and Stropharia.
In his career, he published over 560 articles, scientific reviews, and major works in fields like botany, chemistry, education, forestry, horticulture, liberal arts, medicine and zoology.