Andreas Allescher (6 June 1828, in
Munich
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– 10 April 1903, in Munich) was a German schoolteacher and
mycologist
Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...
.
Following training at the teachers' seminar in
Freising
Freising () is a university town in Bavaria, Germany, and the capital of the Freising ''Landkreis'' (district), with a population of about 50,000.
Location
Freising is the oldest town between Regensburg and Bolzano, and is located on the Is ...
, he spent several years teaching classes in
Haag an der Amper
Haag an der Amper is a municipality in the district of Freising in Bavaria in Germany
Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russi ...
, Munich and Engedey (near
Berchtesgaden
Berchtesgaden () is a municipality in the district Berchtesgadener Land, Bavaria, in southeastern Germany, near the border with Austria, south of Salzburg and southeast of Munich. It lies in the Berchtesgaden Alps, south of Berchtesgaden; the ...
). In 1862 he returned to Munich, where he spent many years as a teacher at several facilities, including a post as an instructor at the district teachers' seminar (from 1872).
[Berichte der Bayerischen Botanischen Gesellschaft zur Erforschung]
Google Books (biography in German)
He made important contributions regarding
fungi imperfecti
The fungi imperfecti or imperfect fungi, are fungi which do not fit into the commonly established taxonomic classifications of fungi that are based on biological species concepts or morphological characteristics of sexual structures because thei ...
to
Rabenhorst's ''Kryptogamen-Flora'' series. The mycological genera ''
Allescheria
''Monascus'' is a genus of mold. Among the known species of this genus, the red-pigmented ''Monascus purpureus'' is among the most important because of its use in the production of certain fermented foods in East Asia, particularly China and Ja ...
'' (in
Cenangiaceae family) in 1899, ''Allescheriella'' (in
Botryobasidiaceae
The Botryobasidiaceae are a family of fungi in the order Cantharellales. The family contains a group of corticioid fungi that form thin, web-like basidiocarps. Some species form asexual anamorphs producing chlamydospores. All are believed to be ...
family) in 1897, and ''Allescherina'' (in
Diatrypaceae family) in 1902, commemorate his name.
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Selected works
* ''Verzeichnis in Südbayern beobachteter Basidiomyceten'', 1884 – Directory of southern Bavarian Basidiomycetes
Basidiomycota () is one of two large divisions that, together with the Ascomycota, constitute the subkingdom Dikarya (often referred to as the "higher fungi") within the kingdom Fungi. Members are known as basidiomycetes. More specifically, Basi ...
.
* ''Verzeichnis in Süd-Bayern beobachteter Pilze. Ein Beitrag zur Kenntnis der bayerischen Pilz-flora'', (5 volumes, 1885–97) – Directory of southern Bavarian fungi.
* ''Die Pilze : Deutschlands, Oesterreichs und der Schweiz. Abtheilung 6. Fungi imperfecti : Hyalin-sporige Sphaerioideen'', 1901 – Fungi: Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Division VI, Fungi imperfecti.
* ''Die Pilze : Deutschlands, Oesterreichs un der Schweiz / VII. Abtheilung, Fungi imperfecti: Gefarbt-sporige Sphaerioideen, sowie Nectrioideen, Leptostromaceen, Excipulaceen und Familien der Ordnung der Melanconieen'', 1903 – Fungi: Germany, Austria and Switzerland. Division VII, Fungi imperfecti.Most widely held works by Andreas Allescher
WorldCat Identities
References
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1828 births
1903 deaths
German mycologists
Scientists from Munich
German schoolteachers