Article · Wikipedia archive · Last revised Jun 13, 2026

Marcel Bon

Marcel Bon was one of France's best known field mycologists. He was born in Picardy in 1925 and came to mycology through general botany, and pharmacology. He lived at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, a small town on the mouth of the river Somme, in Picardy, Northern France, which was a former artists' and writers' retreat.

Last revised
Jun 13, 2026
Read time
≈ 1 min
Length
226 w
Citations
2
Source
Marcel Bon source ↗

Marcel Bon (17 March 1925 – 11 May 2014)1 was one of France's best known field mycologists. He was born in Picardy in 1925 and came to mycology through general botany, and pharmacology.2 He lived at Saint-Valery-sur-Somme, a small town on the mouth of the river Somme, in Picardy, Northern France, which was a former artists' and writers' retreat.

In 1987, along with two artists (John Wilkinson, and Denys Ovenden) he produced a comprehensive field guide for mycologists, The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-western Europe. His other skills were as a pianist, an artist, and a skier.

Bibliography

Bibliography

  • The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North Western Europe, Bon M., (1987) pub. Hodder and Stoughton.
  • Les tricholomes de France et d'Europe occidentale, Bon. M, (1984) pub. Lechevalier (Paris).
  • Fungorum Rariorum Icones Coloratae, Part 15 Corinarius, Bon. M, (1986) pub. Lubrecht & Cramer Ltd.
  • Collins Pocket Guide; Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North-Western Europe (Paperback), (2004) pub. HarperCollins Canada.
See also

See also

References

References

  1. "CAFAM 2014" (PDF). fmbds.org. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. Marcel Bon (1987). The Mushrooms and Toadstools of Britain and North Western Europe. Hodder and Stoughton. ISBN 0-340-39935-X.
  3. International Plant Names Index. Bon.
External links