Meinhard Michael Moser, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Meinhard Michael Moser

Austrian mycologist

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1924

Place of Birth: Innsbruck, Tyrol, Austria

Date of Death: 30-Sep-2002

Profession: university teacher, botanist, mycologist

Nationality: Austria

Zodiac Sign: Pisces


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About Meinhard Michael Moser

  • Meinhard Michael Moser (13 March 1924 – 30 September 2002) was an Austrian mycologist.
  • His work principally concerned the taxonomy, chemistry, and toxicity of the gilled mushrooms (Agaricales), especially those of the genus Cortinarius, and the ecology of ectomycorrhizal relationships.
  • His contributions to the Kleine Kryptogamenflora von Mitteleuropa series of mycological guidebooks were well regarded and widely used.
  • In particular, his 1953 Blätter- und Bauchpilze (Agaricales und Gastromycetes) [The Gilled and Gasteroid Fungi (Agaricales and Gastromycetes)], which became known as simply "Moser", saw several editions in both the original German and in translation.
  • Other important works included a 1960 monograph on the genus Phlegmacium (now considered part of Cortinarius) and a 1975 study of members of Cortinarius, Dermocybe, and Stephanopus in South America, co-authored with the mycologist Egon Horak. After showing interest in natural sciences in his youth, Moser studied at the University of Innsbruck.
  • His university career began during World War II, however, and was soon interrupted by military service.
  • Stationed as a translator in eastern Europe, he was captured and placed in a prisoner-of-war camp.
  • He was released in 1948, subsequently returning to Innsbruck to complete his studies.
  • After completing his doctorate in 1950, Moser worked in England for six months, researching the symbiotic relationships between plants and fungi.
  • Upon his return to Austria, he joined the Federal Forestry Research Institute, where he remained until 1968, conducting influential research on the use of mycorrhizal fungi in reforestation.
  • He began lecturing at the University of Innsbruck in 1956, and in 1972 became the inaugural head of the first Institute of Microbiology in Austria.
  • He remained with the Institute until his retirement in 1991, and his scientific studies continued until his death in 2002.
  • An influential mycologist who described around 500 new taxa, Moser received awards throughout his life, and numerous fungal taxa have been named in his honour.

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