Hugo Zukal (1845–1900) was an Austrian
lichenologist and
mycologist
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. Born in Troppau (now
Opava
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in the
Czech Republic
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), he graduated from high school there in 1859, and was afterwards employed as a botanist until 1864. From 1864 until 1872, he served in the
Kaiserlich-Königlich army. After this, he attended the teacher training college in Trautenau (now
Trutnov), and became a teacher in
Freudental
Freudental is a municipality in the district of Ludwigsburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
History
Freudental was first mentioned in 1304 in the stock records of the hospital in Esslingen. Similar to Besigheim and Löchgau it belonged to the ...
and
Vienna
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. He has been credited for having introduced the term in an 1895 publication to refer to a microscopic arrangement of fungal tissue characteristic of the in the lichen genus ''
Roccella''.
In 1898 he became a professor of
phytopathology
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at the
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna. He died in Vienna in 1900.
Several
taxa have been
named to honour Zukal. These include the genera ''
Zukalia'' , ''
Zukalina'' , and the species ''
Ascophanus zukalii'' , ''
Cryptocoryne zukalii'' , ''
Gloeopeziza zukalii'' , ''
Humaria zukalii'' , ''
Leucoloma zukalii'' , ''
Penicillium zukalii'' , and ''
Thelebolus zukalii'' .
Selected publications
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See also
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:Taxa named by Hugo Zukal
References
1845 births
1900 deaths
Austrian lichenologists
Austrian mycologists
University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences, Vienna
People from Opava
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