Rolf Singer

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Rolf Singer
Rolf Singer in 1945.
Born	(1906-06-23)June 23, 1906 Schliersee, Germany
Died	January 18, 1994(1994-01-18) (aged 87) Chicago, Illinois
Nationality	German
Alma mater	University of Vienna (PhD, 1931)
Known for	Taxonomy of gilled mushrooms
Scientific career
Fields	Mycology
Thesis	(1931)

Rolf Singer (June 23, 1906 – January 18, 1994) was a German mycologist and taxonomist of gilled mushrooms (agarics).

He wrote the book "The Agaricales in Modern Taxonomy". He fled to various countries during the Nazi period, pursuing mycology in the Soviet Union, Argentina, and finally the United States, as mycologist at the Field Museum in Chicago.