Gustav Heinrich Otth, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Gustav Heinrich Otth

Swiss mycologist (1806-1874)

Date of Birth: 02-Jun-1806

Place of Birth: Bern, canton of Bern, Switzerland

Date of Death: 08-Nov-1874

Profession: botanist, mycologist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Gustav Heinrich Otth (2 June 1806, Bern – 8 November 1874) was a Swiss mycologist and military officer.
He was the brother of naturalist Carl Adolf Otth (1803-1839).Known for his taxonomic research, Otth described Pucciniastrum, a genus of rust fungi within the family Pucciniastraceae.
He was the binomial author of a number of species within the genus Peronospora.The fungi genus Otthia (Nitschke ex Fuckel) is reportedly named after his brother, naturalist Carl Adolf Otth.