Gastón Guzmán

This article is about the Mexican mycologist. For the Chilean singer-songwriter, see Gastón Guzmán (singer-songwriter).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Guzmán and the second or maternal family name is Huerta.
Gastón Guzmán Huerta
Born26 August 1932
Xalapa, Veracruz, Mexico
Died12 January 2016(2016-01-12) (aged 83)
Guadalajara, Mexico
Alma materNational Polytechnic Institute
Known forAuthority on the genus Psilocybe; co-founding the Mexican and Latin American Mycological Societies
Notable workThe Genus Psilocybe: A Systematic Revision... (1983)
Scientific career
FieldsMycology, Anthropology
InstitutionsEcological Institute of Xalapa, National School of Biological Sciences (ENCB)
Author abbrev. (botany)Guzmán

Gastón Guzmán Huerta (26 August 1932 – 12 January 2016), a Mexican mycologist and anthropologist, was an authority on the genus Psilocybe.

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