Robert Kühner
Robert Kühner | |
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Robert Kühner | |
| Born | 15 March 1903 Paris |
| Died | 27 February 1996 (aged 92) Lyon |
| Alma mater | University of Paris |
| Known for | Agaricales |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Mycology |
| Institutions | University of Lyon |
Robert Kühner (15 March 1903 in Paris – 27 February 1996 in Lyon) was a French mycologist most notable for reviewing many forms of agaric (mushroom fungus) genera.
He studied at the Sorbonne, afterwards from 1921 until 1932, he was working as a high school teacher in Lille. Then, from 1938 until 1973, he was associated with the Faculty of Sciences at Lyon.
He was honoured in 1946, with Kuehneromyces, which is a genus of fungi in the family Strophariaceae.