Paul Konrad (1 April 1877 in Le Locle Р19 December 1948 in Neuch̢tel) was a Swiss geometrician and amateur mycologist.
From 1902 he was an employee of the Compagnie des Tramways de Neuchâtel, of which, he served as a director from 1938 to 1948.
In 1918 he became a member of the Société mycologique de France, and for a number of years was associated with the Société linnéenne de Lyon (1927âÂÂ48). In 1932 he received an honorary doctorate in sciences from the University of Neuchâtel.
Selected writings
- Notes critiques sur quelques champignons du Jura (4 parts, 1923âÂÂ29) – Critique on some mushrooms of the Jura.
- R̩vision des Hym̩nomyc̬tes de France et des pays limitrophes; with Andr̩ Maublanc (1924) РRevision on Hymenomycetes of France and neighboring countries.
- Icones Selectae Fungorum; with André Maublanc (6 parts, 1924âÂÂ27).
- Note sur le Boletus pulverulentus Opatowski; with Ren̩ Maire (1927) РOn Boletus pulverulentus.
- Les Agaricales. Classification, revision des esp̬ces, iconographie, comestibilit̩, with Andr̩ Maublanc (1948) РAgaricales; classification. revision of species, iconography, edibility.
In 1949 mycologist Eugène Mayor published Konrad's necrology in the journal "Bulletin de la Société neuchâteloise des sciences naturelles".
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