Václav Melzer

Václav Melzer
Born(1878-08-26)26 August 1878
Wilkischen, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary
Died1 May 1968(1968-05-01) (aged 89)
Domažlice, Czechoslovakia
Known forContributions to the taxonomy of Russula.
Formulation of Melzer's reagent.
Children2 (died in early adulthood)
Scientific career
FieldsMycology
Author abbrev. (botany)Melzer

Václav Melzer (26 August 1878 – 1 May 1968) was a Czech mycologist and schoolteacher, best known for his studies of the genus Russula and for his formulation of Melzer's reagent, an important histological testing solution in mycology.

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