František Smotlacha, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

František Smotlacha

Czech mycologist

Date of Birth: 30-Jan-1884

Place of Birth: Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové Region, Czech Republic

Date of Death: 18-Jun-1956

Profession: mycologist, judoka

Nationality: Czech Republic

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

František Smotlacha (born 30 January 1884 in Hradec Králové - died 18 June 1956 in Prague) was a Czech mycologist.
He founded the Czechoslovak Mycological Society in 1921 together with Rudolf Veselý and the leading journal of Czech mycology: Mykologický sborník - Casopis Ceských Houbaru (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.
His son, Miroslav Smotlacha, also became a mycologist. Smotlacha described many species of fungi including Boletus rhodopurpureus Morchella pragensis Boletus fuscoroseusHe 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).