Meinhard Moser (1924–2002) was an Austrian mycologist. His work principally concerned the taxonomy, chemistry, and toxicity of gilled mushrooms (Agaricales), especially the genus Cortinarius. Moser completed his doctorate at the University of Innsbruck in 1950, then briefly worked in England. He joined Austria's Federal Forestry Research Institute in 1952, conducting research on the use of mycorrhizal fungi in reforestation. He began lecturing at Innsbruck in 1956, becoming a professor in 1964. He became the inaugural head of Austria's first Institute of Microbiology in 1972. He remained with the Institute until his retirement in 1991, and his scientific studies continued until his death in 2002. He was an influential mycologist, describing around 500 new fungal taxa and publishing several important books. In particular, his 1953 book on European mushrooms, published in English as Keys to Agarics and Boleti, saw several editions both in German and in translation.

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_______________________________ Today's selected anniversaries:

1858:

Charles Darwin received a manuscript by fellow naturalist Alfred Russel Wallace on natural selection, which encouraged Darwin to publish his theory of evolution. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfred_Russel_Wallace

1940:

World War II: Charles de Gaulle gave his Appeal of 18 June speech, often considered to be the origin of the French Resistance. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Appeal_of_18_June

1983:

Iranian teenager Mona Mahmudnizhad and nine other women were hanged in Shiraz because of their membership in the Baháʼí Faith. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mona_Mahmudnizhad

2012:

Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud was appointed crown prince of Saudi Arabia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salman_of_Saudi_Arabia

_____________________________ Wiktionary's word of the day:

meet one's Waterloo: To be decisively defeated by an encounter with a powerful opponent or a problem that is too difficult. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/meet_one%27s_Waterloo

___________________________ Wikiquote quote of the day:

Hey Jude, don't make it bad Take a sad song and make it better. Remember to let her into your heart Then you can start to make it better.   --Paul McCartney https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney