John Cage

John Cage

male, deceased (1992)
John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 - August 12, 1992) was an American composer. He is perhaps best known for his 1952 composition "4'33",...
Robert Brown

Robert Brown

male, deceased (1858)
Robert Brown (December 21, 1773-June 10, 1858) is acknowledged as the leading British botanist to collect in Australia during the first half of...
John Burton Cleland

John Burton Cleland

male, deceased (1971)
Sir John Burton Cleland CBE (22 June 1878 - 11 August1971) was a renowned Australian naturalist, microbiologist, mycologist and ornithologist. He...
Joseph Dalton Hooker

Joseph Dalton Hooker

male, deceased (1911)
Sir Joseph Dalton Hooker, GCSI, OM, FRS, MD (June 30, 1817 - December 10, 1911) was an English botanist and traveller.
Christian Hendrik Persoon

Christian Hendrik Persoon

male, deceased (1836)
Christian Hendrik Persoon (February 1, 1761 - November 16, 1836) was a mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy. Persoon was...
Elias Magnus Fries

Elias Magnus Fries

male, deceased (1878)
Elias Magnus Fries was a Swedish mycologist and botanist born at Femsjö in Småland.
George Bentham

George Bentham

male, deceased (1884)
George Bentham CMG, FRS (September 22, 1800-September 10, 1884) was an English botanist, characterized by Duane Isely as "the premier systematic...

André Michaux

male, deceased (1803)
André Michaux was a French botanist and explorer. Michaux was born at Versailles. After the death of his wife he took up the study of botany and w...

Rolf Singer

male, deceased (1994)
Rolf Singer was a German-born mycologist and one of the most important taxonomists of gilled mushrooms (agarics) in the 20th century. He wrote...
Paul Stamets

Paul Stamets

male, 54 years old
Paul Stamets (born July 17, 1955) is an American mycologist, author, and advocate of bioremediation.