Orson K. Miller, Jr.

Orson Knapp Miller, Jr., born December 19, 1930, died June 9, 2006,^[1] is an American mycologist. He has published numerous papers in mycology and is responsible for the naming of many taxa, as well as being one of the authors erecting the genus Chroogomphus:

Others include:

Omphalotus
Several species of Amanita
The ghoul fungus Hebeloma aminophilum

Books written by him include^[2]:

Mushrooms of North America (1972)
Gasteromycetes: Morphological and Developmental Features with keys to the Orders
Families and Genera
North American Mushrooms (2006)

Awards^[2]:

William H. Weston Award for Teaching Excellence in Mycology
Distinguished Mycologist Award

The standard author abbreviation O.K.Mill. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[3]

References

^ newsbank archive
^ ^a ^b BOTANICAL ELECTRONIC NEWS ISSN 1188-603X; July 19, 2006
^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

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Name	Miller, Orson K. Jr
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Date of birth	1930
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Date of death	2006
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