Dr Ramsbottom made a bequest to the Society in his will and it was decided to utilise this to establish The Ramsbottom Lecture, to be given at the Society's International Meetings, the first being delivered in April 1976.
In 1923, W.D. Buckley in Trans. Brit. Mycol. Soc. vol.9 published Ramsbottomia, which is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae and named in Ramsbottom's honour.[3]
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Ramsbottom had a lively style both in his lectures and in his writing, which spanned both popular and technical publications. He could write:
In reading the old accounts one finds a strange mixture of fact and fantasy. Some are so fantastic that if they had not been accepted by other authors they would not find a place in even a most detailed historical summary. Then there comes an observation of such merit that all seems set for real progress. But these facts, even when accepted, are often misinterpreted, almost as if in a superfluity of naughtiness, and again there is confusion.
— John Ramsbottom, Mushrooms & Toadstools, 1953, p. 17
(1923) A handbook of the larger British Fungi British Museum, Dep't of Botany, London, OCLC 4142558 illustrated with engravings by Worthington George Smith.
^Burkhardt, Lotte (2022). Eine Enzyklopädie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen [Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names] (pdf) (in German). Berlin: Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum, Freie Universität Berlin. doi:10.3372/epolist2022. ISBN978-3-946292-41-8. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
"John Ramsbottom" Illinois Mycological Association
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April 11, 2024
john, ramsbottom, mycologist, john, ramsbottom, october, 1885, december, 1974, british, mycologist, john, ramsbottomjohn, ramsbottom, 1923born25, october, 1885manchester, englanddied14, december, 1974, 1974, aged, richmond, upon, thames, surreynationalitybriti. John Ramsbottom OBE FLS 15 October 1885 14 December 1974 was a British mycologist 1 John RamsbottomJohn Ramsbottom c 1923Born25 October 1885Manchester EnglandDied14 December 1974 1974 12 14 aged 89 Richmond Upon Thames SurreyNationalityBritishKnown forMushrooms and ToadstoolsAwardsLinnean Medal 1965 Scientific careerFieldsMycology Contents 1 Biography 2 Legacy 3 Works 4 References 5 External linksBiography editRamsbottom was born in Manchester He graduated from Emmanuel College Cambridge and joined the staff of the British Museum of Natural History in 1910 From 1917 to 1919 he served in Salonika Greece first as a civilian protozoologist then as captain in the Royal Army Medical Corps 1 He was appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire in the 1919 New Year Honours for valuable services rendered in connection with Military Operations in Salonika 2 and later appointed an Officer of the Order From 1929 to 1950 he was Keeper of Botany at the British Museum He served as general secretary and twice as president of the British Mycological Society and was long editor of its Transactions He was president of the Quekett Microscopical Club from 1928 to 1931 and was elected an Honorary Member in 1937 He was president of the Linnean Society from 1937 to 1940 and was awarded their Linnean Medal in 1965 Ramsbottom was President of the Society for the History of Natural History from 1943 to 1972 He was made an Honorary Member in 1972 Legacy editDr Ramsbottom made a bequest to the Society in his will and it was decided to utilise this to establish The Ramsbottom Lecture to be given at the Society s International Meetings the first being delivered in April 1976 In 1923 W D Buckley in Trans Brit Mycol Soc vol 9 published Ramsbottomia which is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae and named in Ramsbottom s honour 3 Works editRamsbottom had a lively style both in his lectures and in his writing which spanned both popular and technical publications He could write In reading the old accounts one finds a strange mixture of fact and fantasy Some are so fantastic that if they had not been accepted by other authors they would not find a place in even a most detailed historical summary Then there comes an observation of such merit that all seems set for real progress But these facts even when accepted are often misinterpreted almost as if in a superfluity of naughtiness and again there is confusion John Ramsbottom Mushrooms amp Toadstools 1953 p 17 Notable among his published works are 1917 George Edward Massee Journal of Botany 55 p 225 1923 A handbook of the larger British Fungi British Museum Dep t of Botany London OCLC 4142558 illustrated with engravings by Worthington George Smith 1943 Edible Fungi Penguin Books London 1945 Poisonous fungi Penguin Books London OCLC 220637 1953 Mushrooms and Toadstools A Study of the Activities of Fungi Collins London OCLC 657799The standard author abbreviation Ramsb is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 4 References edit a b Dr John Ramsbottom The Times 17 December 1974 p 17 No 31095 The London Gazette Supplement 1 January 1919 p 75 Burkhardt Lotte 2022 Eine Enzyklopadie zu eponymischen Pflanzennamen Encyclopedia of eponymic plant names pdf in German Berlin Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Freie Universitat Berlin doi 10 3372 epolist2022 ISBN 978 3 946292 41 8 Retrieved 27 January 2022 International Plant Names Index Ramsb John Ramsbottom Illinois Mycological AssociationExternal links edit nbsp Media related to John Ramsbottom mycologist at Wikimedia Commons The Ramsbottom Lecture for the Society for the History of Natural History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Ramsbottom mycologist amp oldid 1175045186, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
