Johannes Rick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Johannes Rick

Austrian-born mycologist in Brazil (1869–1946)

Date of Birth: 19-Jan-1869

Place of Birth: Dornbirn, Vorarlberg, Austria

Date of Death: 06-May-1946

Profession: botanist, mycologist

Nationality: Brazil

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Johannes (João Evangelista) Rick (19 January 1869 – 1946) was an Austrian-born Brazilian priest and mycologist considered the "father of Brazilian mycology".
He was the first to systematically document the fungal biodiversity, particularly the macrofungi, of Southern Brazil.
Rick established communications with several contemporary mycologists, such as Giacomo Bresadola, Curtis Gates Lloyd, Heinrich Rehm, and Hans Sydow, who helped him identify his Brazilian collections.
Rick was a schoolteacher in Feldkirch from 1894 to 1898 before becoming a theology student in Valkenburg (Netherlands) from 1899 until 1902.
After moving to Brazil in 1902, he was a teacher until 1915, then a social worker from 1915 to 1929, and finally Professor of theology until 1942.