Kálmán Vánky

Kálmán Géza Vánky
Born(1930-06-15)15 June 1930
Died18 October 2021(2021-10-18) (aged 91)
NationalityHungarian
CitizenshipSwedish, Hungarian
Alma materUniversity of Bucharest, Uppsala University
Known forMycology of Ustilaginomycetes
AwardsHonorary member of the Hungarian Academy of Sciences 2001, Pázmány Dénes Award 2012, Arany János medal of the Hungarian Academy of Science 2014
Scientific career
FieldsMycology
InstitutionsUniversity of Tübingen
Author abbrev. (botany)Vánky

Kálmán Géza Vánky (15 June 1930 – 18 October 2021) was a Hungarian mycologist with Swedish and Hungarian citizenship, who lived in Germany. He was considered to be the worldwide authority on the subject of smut fungi and has dominated the taxonomic study of Ustilaginomycetes for at least the past four decades.