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Mycologists who have died hunting mushrooms.
See their biographies for more details.


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Corda
Clinton
Theissen

     

Corda



Image of August Karl Joseph Corda from Curtis Gates Lloyd (1898 - 1925) Mycological Notes
August Karl Joseph Corda
August Karl Joseph Corda died in 1849, at the age of 40, while on a collecting trip to the uncharted coast of Texas, when his ship went down in a storm in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Clinton



Image of George W. Clinton from Curtis Gates Lloyd (1898 - 1925) Mycological Notes
George W. Clinton
George W. Clinton was actually found dead with flowers still in his hand.
     

Theissen



Image of Ferdinand Theissen from Curtis Gates Lloyd (1898 - 1925) Mycological Notes
Ferdinand Theissen
Ferdinand Theissen, S. J. fell down a ravine in the alps while collecting.

 

 


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