Pier Antonio Micheli (1679 - 1737)
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Biography
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Selected publications
Genera
Biography
Micheli was the first (and for a long time the only) person to attempt scientific study of fungi. He did studies "sowing" fungal spores on a medium, and showing that the same kind of fungus grew there (this in opposition to the idea of "spontaneous generation"). And he also did very nice microscopic work distinguishing very tiny genera.
For more details, check out the excellent article below.
Sources
Moselio Schaechter (2000) "Pier Antonio Micheli, The father of modern mycology: A paean" in McIlvainea
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Further Sources
Giovanni Targioni-Tozzetti (1958) Notizie della vita e delle opere di Pier' Antonio Michelli
(Notizie della vita e delle opere di Pier' Antonio Michelli)
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Selected Publications
Pier Antonio Micheli (1729) Nova plantarum genera juxta Tournafortii methodum disposita (New Genera of Plants, Handled According to the Method of Tournefort)For the era, a stunningly short title.
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Genera
Aspergillus Micheli: Fries
Botrytis Micheli: Fries
Cerrena Micheli: S. F. Gray
Clathrus Micheli: Persoon
Geastrum Micheli: Persoon
Lycogala Micheli: Adanson
Mucor Micheli: Fries
Phallus Micheli: Persoon
Polyporus Micheli: Fries
Puccinia Micheli: Persoon
Suillus Micheli: S. F. Gray
Tuber Micheli: Fries
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