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Harry Delbert Thiers (January 22, 1919 in Fort McKavett, Texas – August 8, 2000 in Ohio) was an American mycologist who studied and named many fungi native to North America, particularly California. Thiers taught mycology at San Francisco State University. He comprehensively revised and expanded on the North American collection of boletes and named many new species.[1]

Harry D. Thiers
Born	(1919-01-22)January 22, 1919 Fort McKavett, Texas
Died	August 8, 2000(2000-08-08) (aged 81) Ohio
Known for	Studied and named many fungi native to North America
Scientific career
Fields	Mycology
Institutions	San Francisco State University
Author abbrev. (botany)	Thiers

Species authored include:

• Suillellus amygdalinus
• Boletus barrowsii
• Xerocomellus dryophilus
• Rubroboletus pulcherrimus
• Gymnopilus luteoviridis
• Leccinum manzanitae
• Russula xanthoporphyrea

The genus Chaetothiersia and species Cortinarius thiersii were named in his honor.

The standard author abbreviation Thiers is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

References

External links

• "MSSF mourns Harry Thiers" by Mike Boom, Mycena News 50(9):1,7, September 2000.
• Thiers, Dr. Harry D. (1975). California Mushrooms—A Field Guide to the Boletes. New York, NY: Hafner Press. p. 261. ISBN 978-0-02-853410-7.

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[ru] Тирс, Гарри Делберт

Гарри Делберт Тирс (англ. Harry Delbert Thiers; 22 января 1919 — 8 августа 2000) — известный американский миколог. Описал множество видов североамериканских грибов, большей частью, произрастающих в Калифорнии. Преподавал микологию в Университете Сан-Франциско.

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