Daniel Alexander Boyd 1855-1928: a formidable amateur Scottish mycologist

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2022

Original Publication

The Glasgow naturalist

Volume

27

Series / Issue

Issue: 4

Pages

22-26

Contributed by

Glasgow Natural History Society

Language

English

Published by

Glasgow Glasgow Natural History Society

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.37208/tgn27408

 

Abstract

Daniel Alexander Boyd, an amateur naturalist who came from West Kilbride, Ayrshire, Scotland, made considerable contributions to Scottish mycology but has been largely forgotten. In this paper, his life, and in particular his natural history activities, are outlined. To illustrate his achievements, an account of his contribution to knowledge of leaf and stem microfungi of the genus Phyllosticta in Scotland is provided.