About Kurt Hjortstam
Lived 1933 – 2009 (aged 76). Kurt Hjortstam was a Swedish mycologist.
Kurt Egon Hjortstam (1933–2009) was a Swedish mycologist, specialising in the taxonomy of corticioid fungi.
Kurt Hjortstam received no formal education beyond primary school, but as an adult developed an interest in the vascular plants of Sweden. During an excursion with the Gothenburg Botanical Society he met Prof. John Eriksson who encouraged him to take up the study of corticioid fungi (fungi forming effused fruit bodies on wood).
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Who was Kurt Hjortstam?
Swedish mycologist (1933-2009)
When was Kurt Hjortstam born?
Kurt Hjortstam was born on 11 July 1933 in Alingsås.
When did Kurt Hjortstam die?
Kurt Hjortstam died on 9 December 2009 in Alingsås.
What was Kurt Hjortstam's occupation?
Kurt Hjortstam was a mycologist.
What nationality was Kurt Hjortstam?
Kurt Hjortstam was Swedish.
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