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==Early life== ==Early life==
Born in ], Sydney, in 1930, Fuhrer developed his interest in nature as a boy, exploring the parks and forests of Sydney and the ] with his father. At 17, Fuhrer moved to ]. Fuhrer met and was inspired by local naturalists Oswald Lightbody (Ossie) and ] (Cliff). It was during this period that he developed his interest in ] and joined the Portland Field Naturalists' Club. Born in ], Sydney, in 1930, Fuhrer developed his interest in nature as a boy, exploring the parks and forests of Sydney and the ] with his father. At 17, Fuhrer moved to ]. Fuhrer met and was inspired by local naturalists Oswald Lightbody (Ossie) and ] (Cliff). It was during this period that he developed his interest in ] and joined the Portland Field Naturalists' Club.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cohn |first=Helen |title=Fuhrer, Bruce Alexander |url=https://www.eoas.info/biogs/P007385b.htm |access-date=2024-08-02 |website=Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation |language=en-gb}}</ref>


==Career== ==Career==
Fuhrer began his career as a photographer in Portland in 1955. In 1957 he formed the Portland Camera Club and was its president for six years. He was an inaugural member of the ] Management Committee, formed in 1960. He joined the ] (FNCV) and the Ringwood Field Naturalists Club in the sixties, and became Chairman of the Botany Group of the FNCV for three years. He also served on the FNCV Council between 1964 and 1968. In 1961 Fuhrer established the Ringwood Junior Field Naturalist Club<ref>{{cite web|title=Ringwood Junior Field Naturalists Club|url=http://rfnc.org.au/history.html}}</ref> and was president for sixteen years of its existence. He later established 'The Basin Junior Field Naturalist' Club <ref>{{cite web|title=The Basin Field Naturalist' Club|url=http://www.coxhill.com/basinhistory/organisations/Voluntary%20Organisations.pdf}}</ref> (now the Wildlife Observers Club Inc.) Fuhrer contributed substantial photographs in the first comprehensive illustrative guide to Victorian Flora – ''Flowers And Plants Of Victoria And Tasmania'' published in 1968. Already acknowledged as a botanist and photographer, he was invited to judge at the 1970, 1974 and 1978 Victorian Photoflora Competitions. Fuhrer began his career as a photographer in Portland in 1955. In 1957 he formed the Portland Camera Club and was its president for six years. He was an inaugural member of the ] Management Committee, formed in 1960. He joined the ] (FNCV) and the ] in the sixties, and became Chairman of the Botany Group of the FNCV for three years.<ref>{{Cite book |last= |url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/178977 |title=The Victorian Naturalist - Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria. |date=1967 |publisher=Field Naturalists Club of Victoria - Hosted by the Biodiversity Heritage Library |volume=v.84 (1967) |location=}}</ref> He also served on the FNCV Council between 1964 and 1968. In 1961 Fuhrer established the Ringwood Junior Field Naturalist Club<ref>{{cite web|title=Ringwood Junior Field Naturalists Club|url=http://rfnc.org.au/history.html}}</ref> and was president for sixteen years of its existence. He later established 'The Basin Junior Field Naturalist' Club<ref>{{cite web|title=The Basin Field Naturalist' Club|url=http://www.coxhill.com/basinhistory/organisations/Voluntary%20Organisations.pdf}}</ref> (now the Wildlife Observers Club Inc.) Fuhrer contributed substantial photographs in the first comprehensive illustrative guide to Victorian Flora – ''Flowers And Plants Of Victoria And Tasmania'' published in 1968. Already acknowledged as a botanist and photographer, he was invited to judge at the 1970, 1974 and 1978 Victorian Photoflora Competitions.


Fuhrer's first publication was in 1978: ''A Field Guide to the Common Genera of Gilled Fungi in Australia''. He subsequently wrote many books on Australian fungi, including ''A Field Guide to Australian Fungi''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Fuhrer|first=Bruce|title=A Field Guide to Australian Fungi|year=2005|location=Melbourne|isbn=9781876473518|pages=360|url=http://www.publish.csiro.au/pid/5024.htm}}</ref> Fuhrer worked for 25 years in the School of Biology at ]. At this time, he co-authored species including ''Rozites armeniacovelatus'' (now '']'').<ref>{{cite web|title=Rozites armeniacovelatus|url=http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?TableKey=14682616000000067&Rec=191301&Fields=All|website=Mycobank|access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> For this work at ], he received an Honorary Master of Science degree<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Master of Science degree|url=http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/records-archives/archives/cgi-alias/monpix?Disp_PHOTOGRAPH_DATE=CHECKED&Disp_DIMENSIONS=&IMAGE_TITLE=fuhrer&Submit=Search&Disp_NOTES=&IMAGE_NUMBER=1309&Disp_MEDIA=&PHOTOGRAPH_DATE=&Disp_IMAGE_NUMBER=CHECKED&PHOTOGRAPHER=&Disp_SUBJECT_DESCRIPTOR=&Disp_IMAGE_TITLE=CHECKED&APT_TOPIC=&Disp_Cols=2&Disp_PHOTOGRAPHER=&Disp_COLOUR_BW=|access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> in 1988. Fuhrer was a Senior Technical Officer, Departments of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, at Monash University for the years 1972 to 1996. Fuhrer has discovered several previously undescribed fungal species and described many ]. There are four species of fungi and two ] named after Bruce Fuhrer. The fungi are '']<ref>{{cite web|title=Calostoma fuhreri|url=http://www.mycobank.org/Biolomics.aspx?Table=Mycobank&MycoBankNr_=103115|access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> '' (Desert Prettymouth), '']<ref>{{cite web|title=Hygrocybe fuhreri|url=http://www.mycobank.org/Biolomics.aspx?Table=Mycobank&MycoBankNr_=482862|access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> '', '']<ref>{{cite web|title=Hypoxylon fuhreri|url=http://www.mycobank.org/Biolomics.aspx?Table=Mycobank&MycoBankNr_=460009|access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> '' and '']<ref>{{cite web|title=Mycena fuhreri|url=http://www.mycobank.org/Biolomics.aspx?Table=Mycobank&MycoBankNr_=489671|access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> '' and the ] are '']<ref>{{cite web|title=Fossombronia fuhreri|url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/35203242|access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> '' and '']<ref>{{cite web|title=Bazzania fuhreri|url=http://herbarium.univie.ac.at/database/detail.php?ID=255661}}</ref> ''. Fuhrer's first publication was in 1978: ''A Field Guide to the Common Genera of Gilled Fungi in Australia''. He subsequently wrote many books on Australian fungi, including ''A Field Guide to Australian Fungi''.<ref>{{cite book|last=Fuhrer|first=Bruce|title=A Field Guide to Australian Fungi|year=2005|location=Melbourne|isbn=9781876473518|pages=360|url=http://www.publish.csiro.au/pid/5024.htm}}</ref> Fuhrer worked for 25 years in the School of Biology at ]. At this time, he co-authored species including ''Rozites armeniacovelatus'' (now '']'').<ref>{{cite web|title=Rozites armeniacovelatus|url=http://www.mycobank.org/BioloMICS.aspx?TableKey=14682616000000067&Rec=191301&Fields=All|website=Mycobank|access-date=2 June 2016}}</ref> For this work at ], he received an Honorary Master of Science degree<ref>{{cite web|title=Honorary Master of Science degree|url=http://www.adm.monash.edu.au/records-archives/archives/cgi-alias/monpix?Disp_PHOTOGRAPH_DATE=CHECKED&Disp_DIMENSIONS=&IMAGE_TITLE=fuhrer&Submit=Search&Disp_NOTES=&IMAGE_NUMBER=1309&Disp_MEDIA=&PHOTOGRAPH_DATE=&Disp_IMAGE_NUMBER=CHECKED&PHOTOGRAPHER=&Disp_SUBJECT_DESCRIPTOR=&Disp_IMAGE_TITLE=CHECKED&APT_TOPIC=&Disp_Cols=2&Disp_PHOTOGRAPHER=&Disp_COLOUR_BW=|access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> in 1988. Fuhrer was a Senior Technical Officer, Departments of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, at Monash University for the years 1972 to 1996. Fuhrer has discovered several previously undescribed fungal species and described many ]. There are four species of fungi and two ] named after Fuhrer. The fungi are '']''<ref>{{cite web|title=Calostoma fuhreri|url=http://www.mycobank.org/Biolomics.aspx?Table=Mycobank&MycoBankNr_=103115|access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> (desert prettymouth), '']'',<ref>{{cite web|title=Hygrocybe fuhreri|url=http://www.mycobank.org/Biolomics.aspx?Table=Mycobank&MycoBankNr_=482862|access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> '']''<ref>{{cite web|title=Hypoxylon fuhreri|url=http://www.mycobank.org/Biolomics.aspx?Table=Mycobank&MycoBankNr_=460009|access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> and '']'';<ref>{{cite web|title=Mycena fuhreri|url=http://www.mycobank.org/Biolomics.aspx?Table=Mycobank&MycoBankNr_=489671|access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> the ] are '']''<ref>{{cite web|title=Fossombronia fuhreri|url=http://www.tropicos.org/Name/35203242|access-date=1 May 2014}}</ref> and '']''.<ref>{{cite web|title=Bazzania fuhreri|url=http://herbarium.univie.ac.at/database/detail.php?ID=255661}}</ref>


==Death== ==Death==
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Books authored by Fuhrer, or in collaboration with others: Books authored by Fuhrer, or in collaboration with others:
* 2010 A Field Guide to Australian Fungi (Revised edition) {{ISBN|9781876473518}} * 2010 A Field Guide to Australian Fungi (Revised edition) {{ISBN|9781876473518}}
* 2009 (With M Corrick) Wildflowers of southern Western Australia. 3rd Edition {{ISBN|9781877058844}}
* 2003 Field Guide to the ] and Allied Plants of Southern Australia, David Meagher and Bruce Fuhrer (Flora of Australia Supplementary Series No. 20) {{ISBN|9780642568281}} * 2003 Field Guide to the ] and Allied Plants of Southern Australia, David Meagher and Bruce Fuhrer (Flora of Australia Supplementary Series No. 20) {{ISBN|9780642568281}}
* 2002 Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia, Margaret G. Corrick and Bruce A. Fuhrer {{ISBN|9781877058844}} * 2002 Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia, Margaret G. Corrick and Bruce A. Fuhrer {{ISBN|9781877058844}}
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* 1992 Rainforest Fungi of Tasmania and South-East Australia, Bruce A. Fuhrer and Richard Robinson {{ISBN|9780643052413}} * 1992 Rainforest Fungi of Tasmania and South-East Australia, Bruce A. Fuhrer and Richard Robinson {{ISBN|9780643052413}}
* 1988 ] of Australia, text edited by Iona G. Christianson, Margaret N. Clayton and Bruce M. Allender {{ISBN|9780589502935}} * 1988 ] of Australia, text edited by Iona G. Christianson, Margaret N. Clayton and Bruce M. Allender {{ISBN|9780589502935}}
* 1985 A Field Companion To Australian Fungi {{ISBN|0867880635}}<ref>{{cite news |url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article122525695 |title=A field guide to Australian fungi |newspaper=] |volume=59 |issue=18,232 |location=Australian Capital Territory, Australia |date=31 August 1985 |accessdate=6 March 2024 |page=18 |via=National Library of Australia}}</ref>
* 1985 A Field Companion To Australian Fungi {{ISBN|0867880635}}
* 1984 A Field Guide to The Common Genera Of Gilled Fungi in Australia (Mushrooms and Toadstools) Martina Cole, Bruce A. Fuhrer and Albert Holland, Revised edition {{ISBN|9780909605117}} * 1984 A Field Guide to The Common Genera Of Gilled Fungi in Australia (Mushrooms and Toadstools) Martina Cole, Bruce A. Fuhrer and Albert Holland, Revised edition {{ISBN|9780909605117}}
* 1980 Flowers And Plants Of Victoria And Tasmania, Gordon R. Cochrane, Bruce A. Fuhrer, Edward R. Rotherham, John Simmons, Marion Simmons, ], Revised edition {{ISBN|9780589502560}} * 1980 Flowers And Plants Of Victoria And Tasmania, Gordon R. Cochrane, Bruce A. Fuhrer, Edward R. Rotherham, John Simmons, Marion Simmons, ], Revised edition {{ISBN|9780589502560}}
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* 1989 ]<ref>{{cite web|title=Australian Natural History Medallion |url=http://www.fncv.org.au/wp-content/themes/field-naturalist/publications/ANHM/ANHM_WINNERSs.pdf |access-date=1 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502003339/http://www.fncv.org.au/wp-content/themes/field-naturalist/publications/ANHM/ANHM_WINNERSs.pdf |archive-date=2 May 2014 }}</ref> from the ] (FNCV) * 1989 ]<ref>{{cite web|title=Australian Natural History Medallion |url=http://www.fncv.org.au/wp-content/themes/field-naturalist/publications/ANHM/ANHM_WINNERSs.pdf |access-date=1 May 2014 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140502003339/http://www.fncv.org.au/wp-content/themes/field-naturalist/publications/ANHM/ANHM_WINNERSs.pdf |archive-date=2 May 2014 }}</ref> from the ] (FNCV)
* 1988 Honorary Master of Science degree, ] * 1988 Honorary Master of Science degree, ]
* 1976 Life member of Ringwood Field Naturalists Club Inc. * 1976 Life member of ] Inc.


==See also== ==See also==

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Bruce A. Fuhrer
Born(1930-12-31)31 December 1930
Died31 March 2023(2023-03-31) (aged 92)
NationalityAustralian
AwardsOAM among others (see text)
Scientific career
FieldsMycology
InstitutionsMonash University
Author abbrev. (botany)Fuhrer

Bruce Alexander Fuhrer OAM (31 December 1930 – 31 March 2023) was an Australian botanist and photographer, specialising in cryptogams. His photographic collection of fungi numbers more than 3000 species.

Early life

Born in Woollahra, Sydney, in 1930, Fuhrer developed his interest in nature as a boy, exploring the parks and forests of Sydney and the Blue Mountains with his father. At 17, Fuhrer moved to Portland, Victoria. Fuhrer met and was inspired by local naturalists Oswald Lightbody (Ossie) and Alexander Clifford Beauglehole (Cliff). It was during this period that he developed his interest in natural history and joined the Portland Field Naturalists' Club.

Career

Fuhrer began his career as a photographer in Portland in 1955. In 1957 he formed the Portland Camera Club and was its president for six years. He was an inaugural member of the Mount Richmond National Park Management Committee, formed in 1960. He joined the Field Naturalists Club of Victoria (FNCV) and the Ringwood Field Naturalists Club in the sixties, and became Chairman of the Botany Group of the FNCV for three years. He also served on the FNCV Council between 1964 and 1968. In 1961 Fuhrer established the Ringwood Junior Field Naturalist Club and was president for sixteen years of its existence. He later established 'The Basin Junior Field Naturalist' Club (now the Wildlife Observers Club Inc.) Fuhrer contributed substantial photographs in the first comprehensive illustrative guide to Victorian Flora – Flowers And Plants Of Victoria And Tasmania published in 1968. Already acknowledged as a botanist and photographer, he was invited to judge at the 1970, 1974 and 1978 Victorian Photoflora Competitions.

Fuhrer's first publication was in 1978: A Field Guide to the Common Genera of Gilled Fungi in Australia. He subsequently wrote many books on Australian fungi, including A Field Guide to Australian Fungi. Fuhrer worked for 25 years in the School of Biology at Monash University. At this time, he co-authored species including Rozites armeniacovelatus (now Cortinarius armeniacovelatus). For this work at Monash University, he received an Honorary Master of Science degree in 1988. Fuhrer was a Senior Technical Officer, Departments of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology, at Monash University for the years 1972 to 1996. Fuhrer has discovered several previously undescribed fungal species and described many liverworts. There are four species of fungi and two liverworts named after Fuhrer. The fungi are Calostoma fuhreri (desert prettymouth), Hygrocybe fuhreri, Hypoxylon fuhreri and Mycena fuhreri; the liverworts are Fossombronia fuhreri and Bazzania fuhreri.

Death

Fuhrer died on 31 March 2023, at the age of 92.

Publications

Books authored by Fuhrer, or in collaboration with others:

  • 2010 A Field Guide to Australian Fungi (Revised edition) ISBN 9781876473518
  • 2009 (With M Corrick) Wildflowers of southern Western Australia. 3rd Edition ISBN 9781877058844
  • 2003 Field Guide to the Mosses and Allied Plants of Southern Australia, David Meagher and Bruce Fuhrer (Flora of Australia Supplementary Series No. 20) ISBN 9780642568281
  • 2002 Wildflowers of Southern Western Australia, Margaret G. Corrick and Bruce A. Fuhrer ISBN 9781877058844
  • 2001 Australian Fungi: A Field Companion ISBN 9781876473402
  • 2001 Wildflowers of Victoria, Margaret G. Corrick and Bruce A. Fuhrer ISBN 9781876473143
  • 1992 Rainforest Fungi of Tasmania and South-East Australia, Bruce A. Fuhrer and Richard Robinson ISBN 9780643052413
  • 1988 Seaweeds of Australia, text edited by Iona G. Christianson, Margaret N. Clayton and Bruce M. Allender ISBN 9780589502935
  • 1985 A Field Companion To Australian Fungi ISBN 0867880635
  • 1984 A Field Guide to The Common Genera Of Gilled Fungi in Australia (Mushrooms and Toadstools) Martina Cole, Bruce A. Fuhrer and Albert Holland, Revised edition ISBN 9780909605117
  • 1980 Flowers And Plants Of Victoria And Tasmania, Gordon R. Cochrane, Bruce A. Fuhrer, Edward R. Rotherham, John Simmons, Marion Simmons, James Hamlyn Willis, Revised edition ISBN 9780589502560

Awards

See also

References

  1. "Fungi Photographer". Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  2. Cohn, Helen. "Fuhrer, Bruce Alexander". Encyclopedia of Australian Science and Innovation. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
  3. The Victorian Naturalist - Field Naturalists' Club of Victoria. Vol. v.84 (1967). : Field Naturalists Club of Victoria - Hosted by the Biodiversity Heritage Library. 1967.
  4. "Ringwood Junior Field Naturalists Club".
  5. "The Basin Field Naturalist' Club" (PDF).
  6. Fuhrer, Bruce (2005). A Field Guide to Australian Fungi. Melbourne. p. 360. ISBN 9781876473518.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  7. "Rozites armeniacovelatus". Mycobank. Retrieved 2 June 2016.
  8. "Honorary Master of Science degree". Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  9. "Calostoma fuhreri". Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  10. "Hygrocybe fuhreri". Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  11. "Hypoxylon fuhreri". Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  12. "Mycena fuhreri". Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  13. "Fossombronia fuhreri". Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  14. "Bazzania fuhreri".
  15. "Fuhrer, Bruce Alexander (OAM) | Death Notices | Melbourne".
  16. "A field guide to Australian fungi". The Canberra Times. Vol. 59, no. 18, 232. Australian Capital Territory, Australia. 31 August 1985. p. 18. Retrieved 6 March 2024 – via National Library of Australia.
  17. "Andrew Gibson Nature Medallion". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  18. "Australian Natural History Medallion" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.

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