James Needham (mycologist)

James Needham (1849–1913) was an English mycologist and iron moulder from Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire. He was introduced to fungi by Charles Crossland. He was a founding member of the British Mycological Society.[1] Notable for his working-class status, Needham became one of the foremost collectors of fungi and bryophytes in the UK.[2]

James Needham (1895)

He was instrumental, along with Henry Thomas Soppitt, in the discovery of a heteroecious lifecycle in a Puccinia species.[3] He was also amongst the first proponents of plant and fungal ecology in Great Britain.

His collections and archives are dispersed across the UK including Leeds Museum and Tolson Museum.[4]

References
  1. Webster, John (1997). "The British Mycological Society, 1896–1996". Mycological Research. 101 (10): 1153–1178. doi:10.1017/S0953756297004553.
  2. Smith, Nathan (2020). "Minority taxa, marginalised collections: A focus on fungi". Journal of Natural Science Collections. 6: 49–58. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  3. Smith, Nathan (November 2020). "Provincial mycology and the legacy of Henry Thomas Soppitt (1858–1899) (W. T. Stearn Prize 2019)". Archives of Natural History. 47 (2): 219–235. doi:10.3366/anh.2020.0650. Retrieved 25 October 2021.
  4. Baker, R. A. (2016). "Where are they now? The records and collections of James Needham (1849 – 1913), amateur mycologist and bryologist of Hebden Bridge, Yorkshire. Locating his legacy and resources for further study". The Journal of Natural Science Collections. 4: 34–39. Retrieved 25 October 2021.

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