Maurice Beeli

Maurice Beeli (1879–1957) was a Belgian mycologist. A collaborator of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium, he kickstarted interest from Belgian scientist in tropical macromycetes and initiated work on the Flore iconographique des champignons du Congo, precursor to the Flore illustrée des champignons d’Afrique centrale, a major regional work.

The standard author abbreviation Beeli is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

References

• Heinemann, P. "Maurice Beeli (1879-1957)". Bulletin du Jardin botanique de l'État a Bruxelles 29 (1): 1–6. JSTOR 3666989. 
• Fraiture, A (1996). "L'activité et les collections mycologiques du Jardin Botanique National de Belgique (BR)". Les Naturalistes belges 77 (3): 74–79. http://www.br.fgov.be/research/COLLECTIONS/HERBARIUMS/FUNGI/SURVEY/afrherb.html. 
• Fraiture, André (2006). "Quelques grandes figures de la mycologie belge". Revue du Cercle de Mycologie de Bruxelles 6: 17–40. http://www.cercle-myco-bruxelles.be/Publications/06/Mycologie%20belge.pdf. 

1. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do. 

Persondata
Name	Beeli, Maurice
Alternative names
Short description	Belgian mycologist
Date of birth	1879
Place of birth
Date of death	1957
Place of death