Lexemuel Ray Hesler (20 February 1888 – 20 November 1977) was an American
mycologist
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. He was the son of Clinton F. Hesler and Laura Iris (née Youngblood). He obtained his
B.A.
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degree with
Wabash College
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in 1911 and his
Ph.D.
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at the
University of Cornell
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in 1914.
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Selected publications
*Hesler LR. (1929) "A preliminary report on polypores of eastern Tennessee", ''Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science'' 4: 3–10
*Hesler LR. (1936) "Notes on southern Appalachian fungi", ''Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science'' 6: 107–122
*Hesler LR. (1937) "Notes on southern Appalachian fungi: II.", ''Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science'' 12: 239–254
*Hesler LR. (1937) "A preliminary list of the fungi of the Great Smoky Mountains", ''Castanea'' 2: 45–58
*Hesler LR. (1957) "Notes on southeastern Agaricales: I.", ''Journal of the Tennessee Academy of Science'' 32: 298–307
*Hesler LR. (1960) "A study of ''Russula'' types: ", '' Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club'' 21: 1–59
*Hesler LR. (1961) "A study of Julius Schaeffer's Russulas", ''Lloydia'' 24: 182–198
*Hesler LR. (1961) "A Study of ''Russula'' types: 2", ''Mycologia'' 53: 605–625
*Hesler LR, Smith AH. (1963) ''North American Species'' of ''Hygrophorus''
*Hesler LR, Smith AH. (1965) ''North American species'' of ''Crepidotus''
*Hesler LR. (1967) ''Entoloma in Southeastern North America''
*Smith AH, Hesler LR. (1968) ''The North American species'' of ''Pholiota''
*Hesler LR. (1969) ''North American species'' of ''Gymnopilus''
*Hesler LR, Smith AH. (1979) ''North American Species'' of ''Lactarius''
See also
* :Taxa named by Lexemuel Ray Hesler
* List of mycologists
This is a non-exhaustive list of mycologists, or scientists with a specialisation in mycology, with their author abbreviations. Because the study of lichens is traditionally considered a branch of mycology, lichenologists are included in this li ...
References
External links
University of Tennessee
Finding Aid for the Lexemuel Ray Hesler Collection, 1899–1982
American mycologists
1888 births
1977 deaths
Wabash College alumni
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumni
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