Albert Pilát

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Albert Pilát

Albert Pilát (November 2, 1903 – May 29, 1974) was a Czech

Carpathians looking for fungi and travelled widely. Between 1933 and 1948 he edited the exsiccata series Fungi Carpatici lignicoli exsiccati.[1] He was also a skilled photographer.[2][3]

In 1934, Josef Velenovský published in Monogr. Discom. Bohem. vol.35 on page 289, a genus of fungi within the Hyaloscyphaceae family, Pilatia which was named in his honour.[4]

In 1936, he wrote with Dr Charles Kavina - 'Atlas des champignons de l'Europe' [5]

Pilát died suddenly of cardiac failure in 1974.[2]


The standard author abbreviation Pilát is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Fungi Carpatici lignicoli exsiccati: IndExs ExsiccataID=839060961". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  2. ^
    PMID 1099442
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  3. ISBN 978-3-946292-41-8
    . Retrieved January 27, 2022.
  4. ^ "Pilatia - Search Page". www.speciesfungorum.org. Species Fungorum. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  5. ^ "Atlas des champignons de l'Europe [...] Tome III. Polyporaceae I. [Texte]". bibdigital.rjb.csic.es. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
  6. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Pilát.
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