Johannes (João Evangelista) Rick (19 January 1869 – 1946) was an Austrian-born Brazilian

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and mycologist considered the "father of Brazilian mycology". He was the first to systematically document the fungal biodiversity, particularly the macrofungi, of Southern Brazil. Rick established communications with several contemporary mycologists, such as

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, and

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, who helped him identify his Brazilian collections. Rick was a schoolteacher in

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from 1894 to 1898 before becoming a

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student in Valkenburg (Netherlands) from 1899 until 1902. After moving to Brazil in 1902, he was a teacher until 1915, then a social worker from 1915 to 1929, and finally

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of theology until 1942.

Selected works

Rick, J. (1960). "Basidiomycetes Eubasidii in Rio Grande do Sul - Brasilia 4. Meruliaceae, Polyporaceae e Boletaceae". ''Iheringia Série Botânica'' 7: 193–295.

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