Tsuguo Hongo

Tsuguo Hongo (本郷 次雄, Hongō Tsuguo, November 1, 1923 – April 2, 2007) was a Japanese mycologist who specialized in the biogeography and taxonomy of Agaricales.Hongo entered the Department of Biology at what is now Hiroshima University in 1943, where he studied botany until graduating in 1946 with a B.Sc.Hongo received his Ph.D. degree, entitled "Agaricales of Japan", from Kyoto University in 1961 while working under Dr. Shiro Kitamura. The standard author abbreviation Hongo is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

Tsuguo Hongo

Tsuguo Hongo (本郷 次雄, Hongō Tsuguo, November 1, 1923 – April 2, 2007) was a Japanese mycologist who specialized in the biogeography and taxonomy of Agaricales.Hongo entered the Department of Biology at what is now Hiroshima University in 1943, where he studied botany until graduating in 1946 with a B.Sc.Hongo received his Ph.D. degree, entitled "Agaricales of Japan", from Kyoto University in 1961 while working under Dr. Shiro Kitamura. The standard author abbreviation Hongo is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.