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C. G. (Curtis Gates) Lloyd
1859–1926
A sharp-tongued American mycologist, he turned a lifelong fascination with fungi into a huge body of writing and one of the era’s notable private collections. His work is still remembered for its energy, strong opinions, and sheer range.
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Synopsis of Some Genera of the Large Pyrenomycetes Camillea, Thamnomyces, Engleromyces
by C. G. (Curtis Gates) Lloyd
About the author
Born in Kentucky in 1859 and later based in Cincinnati, Curtis Gates Lloyd became known for his work on fungi, especially gasteroid and polypore groups. He described more than a thousand species and built a large herbarium, gaining a reputation as both a serious collector and a prolific scientific writer.
Lloyd was also known for his combative streak. Accounts of his life regularly note his outspoken views on scientific naming and classification, which made him a vivid and sometimes controversial figure in mycology rather than a quiet specialist.
Alongside his brothers John Uri Lloyd and Nelson Ashley Lloyd, he was connected with the Lloyd Library and Museum in Cincinnati. He died in 1926, but his publications and collections continued to matter to later students of fungi.