František Smotlacha

František Smotlacha (30 January 1884 in Hradec Králové – 18 June 1956 in Prague) was a Czech mycologist.^[1] He founded the Czechoslovak Mycological Society in 1921 together with Rudolf Veselý^[2] and the leading journal of Czech mycology: Mykologický sborník - Časopis Českých Houbařů (known as the C.C.H. among mycologists) in 1919. He was also president of the Czechoslovak Jiujitsu Union and founder of collegiate sport in Czechoslovakia.^[3] His son, Miroslav Smotlacha, also became a mycologist.

Smotlacha described many species of fungi including

He also wrote many books about fungi, both scientific and popular: his greatest success was Atlas hub jedlých a nejedlých; mycologia practica (14 editions 1947–1952) that described 78 "edible and non edible" mushrooms (with color photos).^[4]^[5]

The standard author abbreviation Smotl. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[6]

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