Frederick Bayard Hora B.Sc., D.Phil. (1908-1984) was a British

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 ...

. Born 1 September 1908 in

Hove Hove is a seaside resort and one of the two main parts of the city of Brighton and Hove, along with Brighton in East Sussex, England. Originally a "small but ancient fishing village" surrounded by open farmland, it grew rapidly in the 19th cen ...

, he was educated at St Olave's School, London (1925). He attended evening classes at

Birkbeck College Birkbeck, University of London (formally Birkbeck College, University of London), is a public university, public research university, located in Bloomsbury, London, England, and a constituent college, member institution of the federal Universit ...

, tutored by Prof Dame

Helen Gwynne-Vaughan Dame Helen Charlotte Isabella Gwynne-Vaughan, (née Fraser; 21 January 1879 – 26 August 1967) was a prominent English botanist and mycologist. During the First World War, she served in the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps and then as Commandant ...

(Botany) and Prof H G Jackson (Zoology) and obtained his Higher School Certificate and Intermediate B.Sc. Winning by competition a Marshall's Exhibition he went to

New College, Oxford New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. Founded in 1379 by William of Wykeham in conjunction with Winchester College as its feeder school, New College is one of the oldest colleges at th ...

, where he obtained a first class degree in

botany Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...

(1932). He worked there as a demonstrator and later research assistant to Dr James (1935-1937), obtaining his

DPhil A Doctor of Philosophy (PhD, Ph.D., or DPhil; Latin: or ') is the most common degree at the highest academic level awarded following a course of study. PhDs are awarded for programs across the whole breadth of academic fields. Because it is a ...

in 1936 for plant physiology. From 1937 to 1940 he was assistant in the

herbarium A herbarium (plural: herbaria) is a collection of preserved plant specimens and associated data used for scientific study. The specimens may be whole plants or plant parts; these will usually be in dried form mounted on a sheet of paper (called ...

, department of systematic botany, Imperial Forestry Institute, Oxford, under Dr J Burtt Davy, where he worked on the flora of Tropical East Africa. From 1940 to 1973 he was lecturer and later reader (1964) in the botany department at

University of Reading The University of Reading is a public university in Reading, Berkshire, England. It was founded in 1892 as University College, Reading, a University of Oxford extension college. The institution received the power to grant its own degrees in 192 ...

. He went on to publish many works on mycology and his book "Collins Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools" in 1963 was one of the first popular books on fungi. He joined the

British Mycological Society The British Mycological Society is a learned society established in 1896 to promote the study of fungi. Formation The British Mycological Society (BMS) was formed by the combined efforts of two local societies: the Woolhope Naturalists' Field ...

in 1943 and was its president in 1958. He would often lead fungus forays. After his retirement he contributed to "Flowering Plants of the World", edited by Prof V H Heywood, and was Consultant Editor for "The Oxford Encyclopedia of Trees of the World". He married Carol Annis, 1940, in Oxford, and they had a daughter and three sons. He died 10 April 1984, in

Reading Reading is the process of taking in the sense or meaning of Letter (alphabet), letters, symbols, etc., especially by Visual perception, sight or Somatosensory system, touch. For educators and researchers, reading is a multifaceted process invo ...

, after a stroke.

Selected publications

Check-lists of the forest trees and shrubs of the British Empire. No. 5, Tanganyika Territory part 1. (1940). Hora, Frederick Bayard, Greenway, Percy James. Oxford: Imperial Forestry Institute A field key to four hundred common mushrooms and toadstools. Hora, Frederick Bayard, Barber, K. I., Simmonds, A. M. (1950). Reading : Reading and District Natural History Society The French foray, 13–21 September 1952. Hora, F.B. (1953). Transactions of the British Mycological Society 36 (2): 170–175. The spring foray, Juniper Hall, 29 May to 1 June 1953. Hora, F.B. (1954). Transactions of the British Mycological Society 37 (2): 183–184. The Dunkeld Foray, Scotland, 1–8 September 1953. Hora, F.B. (1954). Transactions of the British Mycological Society 37 (2): 185–190. London, home counties, and provincial day forays, September and October, 1953. Hora, F.B. (1954). Transactions of the British Mycological Society 37 (2): 191. The spring foray, Lake District, 27 May to 1 June 1954. Hora, F.B. (1955). Transactions of the British Mycological Society 38 (2): 177–181. The New Forest foray, 7 to 14 September 1954. Hora, F.B. (1955). Transactions of the British Mycological Society 38 (2): 182–190. Autumn day forays, 1954. Hora, F.B. (1955). Transactions of the British Mycological Society 38 (2): 1961. Three new British agaric records. Hora, F.B.; Orton, P.D. (1955). Transactions of the British Mycological Society 38 (4): 400–404. The spring foray, Pendley Manor, Tring, Herts, 11–15 May 1955. Hora, F.B. (1956). Transactions of the British Mycological Society 39 (2): 282–286. The Bristol foray, 8–15 September 1955. Hora, F.B. (1956). Transactions of the British Mycological Society 39 (3): 391–397. The Genus Panaeolus in Britain. Hora, F.B. (1957). The University of Leeds. The Flatford Mill Foray. Hora, F.B. (1957). Transactions of the British Mycological Society 40 (1): 169–172. New check list of British agarics and boleti. Part IV. Validations, new species and critical notes. Hora, F.B. (1960). Transactions of the British Mycological Society 43 (2): 440–459. Collins Guide to Mushrooms and Toadstools. Lange, M.; Hora, F.B. (1963). UK, London; Collins. The Oxford encyclopedia of trees of the world. Hora, Bayard (1981). Oxford University Press.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hora, Frederich Bayard 1908 births 1984 deaths People from Hove Botanists with author abbreviations British mycologists People educated at St Olave's Grammar School Alumni of New College, Oxford Academics of the University of Reading