- Roger Heim
Roger Heim, born February 12, 1900, Paris, died September 17, 1979, was a French botanist specialising in
mycology and tropicalphytopathology , and most famous for his studies on the hallucinogenic properties of mushrooms.He studied at the
University of Paris (D.Sc., 1931) andUppsala University , Sweden (Hon. Ph.D.) and went on to become the director of the French National Museum of Natural History, a post he held from 1951 to 1965.He presided the 8th International Botanical Congress held in Paris in 1954.
Among the many awards Heim received in his lifetime, he was a "Grand Officier de la
Légion d'Honneur " and "Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres ".He was also a member of the French "Académie d'agriculture" and the "Académie d'architecture".
He was awarded the
Darwin-Wallace Medal in 1958 and appointed an Honorary Member of theMycological Society of America in 1973.Publications
Heim, Roger, and R. B. Wasson. "Les champignons hallucinogens du Mexique". Paris: Editions du Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 1958.
——. "Les champignons toxiques et hallucinogens." Paris: Boubee, 1978.
References
[http://www.planetecologie.org/ENCYCLOPEDIE/Pionniers/heim.htm French language encyclopaedia referenced at corresponding article on French Wikipedia]
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