About Hans Sydow
Lived 1879 – 1946 (aged 67). Hans Sydow was a German botanist, mycologist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
Hans Sydow (29 January 1879 – 6 June 1946) was a German mycologist and the son of mycologist and lichenologist, Paul Sydow (1851–1925). He was founding editor of the journal , established in 1903, and he remained the journal's editor in chief until his death in 1946.
Honours Following Sydow's death, Annales Mycologici was retitled with the prefix Sydowia in his honour. Sydowiella (family Sydowiellaceae) by Petr. in 1923 Sydowina (family Fenestellaceae) by Petr. in 1923 Sydowinula (family Nitschkiaceae) by Petr. in 1923 Sydowiellina (family Schizothyriaceae) by Bat. & I.H.Lima in 1959
A subspecies of Bryum capillare received the suffix "sydowii" by Czech botanist, Josef Podpěra.
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Who was Hans Sydow?
German mycologist and botanist (1879–1946)
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Hans Sydow was born on 29 January 1879 in Berlin.
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Hans Sydow died on 6 June 1946 in Berlin.
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Hans Sydow was a botanist, mycologist, botanical collector and scientific collector.
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Hans Sydow was German.
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