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### Author
Tavel, \[Rudolf\] Franz von (1863-1941), Swiss mycologist; studied in Genève, Bern and Strassburg; Dr. phil. Strassburg 1886 (with A. de Bary); in Münster with Brefeld; appointed extraordinary professor of bacteriology at the University of Bern 1892; habil. Zürich 1892; lecturer ETH Zürich 1892-1895; curator at the Botanical Museum of the ETH Zürich 1895; from ca. 1908 active in the Salvation Army and studying ferns.
**Abbreviated name**: *Tavel* \[standard form in IPNI: *Tavel*\]
#### Herbarium and types
[[Collection BERN|BERN]]; further material at [[Collection E|E]]. – *Letters* at [[Collection G|G]].
#### Bibliography and biography
AG 12(2): 63; Ainsworth p. 265, 275, 283, 321, 348; Barnhart 3: 362 (b. 10 Mai 1863); BJI 1: 57; BM 5: 2078; CSP 19: 37; IH 1 (ed. 3): 26, (ed. 6): 365, (ed. 7): 344; Kelly p. 225; LS 26368-26374; Moebius p. 106.
#### Biofile
- Anon., Bot. Centralbl. 50: 95. 1892 (habil. Zürich), 50: 288. 1892 (Priv.-Doc. Bern; app. prof. bacteriol.); Bot. Centralbl. 61: 303. 1895 (app. Zürich); Bot. Jahrb. 16 (Beibl. 34): 42. 1892 (app. Bern), 20 (Beibl. 50): 45. 1895 (app. Zürich); Österr. bot. Z. 42: 259. 1892 (app. Bern), 45: 159. 1895 (app. Zürich).
- Blumer, S. & E. Müller, Schweiz. Z. Pilzk. 49: 102-103. 1971.
- Fischer, Ed., *in* Bibl. natl. suisse 4(5): 35, 162, 190, 191, 209. 1901.
- Tavel, R.F. v., Comment je suis entré dans l'Armée \[du Salut\], Le cri de guerre, Bern, 30, no. 22, 31 Mai 1908 (newspaper cutting at G; account of his joining the Salvation Army).
- Verdoorn, F., ed., Chron. bot. 1: 259. 1935.
#### Composite works
With Oscar Brefeld, Unters. Gesammtgeb. Mykol. 9, *Die Hemiasci und die Ascomycten*, late Apr-early Mai 1891, see TL-2/730 and (rev.) Ludwig (Greiz), Bot. Centralbl. 46: 321-329. 27 Mai, 350-359. 3 Jun 1891.
### Publications
##### n.13.802. Beiträge zur Entwickelungsgeschichte der Pyrenomyceten
**Title**
*Beiträge zur Entwickelungsgeschichte der Pyrenomyceten*. Inaugural-Dissertation der mathematischen und naturwissenschaftlichen Facultät der Kaiser-Wilhelms-Universität Strassburg zur Erlangung der Doctorwürde vorgelegt von Franz von Tavel aus Bern... 1886. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Beitr. Entw.- Gesch. Pyrenomyc*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Dec 1886 (p. 16: 6 Jul 1886; in journal 10-31 Dec 1886; Hedwigia Mar-Apr 1887; Nat. Nov. Mai(1, 2) 1887; Flora rd Feb 1887), p. \[1\]-16, *pl*. 7 \[1, vita\]. *Copies*: B(2), BR, G(2), H, NY, Stevenson. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bot. Zeit. 44: 825-833. 10 Dec, 841-846. 17 Dec, 857-867. 24 Dec, 873-878. 31 Dec 1886.
*English*: J. Mycol. 5: 53-58, *pl. 9*, 113-123, *pl. 11*, 181-184, *pl. 13*. 1889.
##### n.13.803. Vergleichende Morphologie der Pilze
**Title**
*Vergleichende Morphologie der Pilze*... Jena (Verlag von Gustav Fischer) 1892. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Vergl. Morph. Pilze*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Oct 1892 (p. vii: Sep 1892; Bot. Zeit. 29 Jul: will be publ. end of Sep; ÖbZ for Oct 1892; "soeben" Bot. Zeit. 11 Nov 1892; Nat. Nov. Nov(2) 1892), p. \[i\]-xi, \[1\]-208.
*Copies*: B(2), BR, FH, H, MO, NY, PH, Stevenson, USDA; IDC 6320.
*Ref*.: Fischer, Ed., Bot. Zeit. 51: 33-36. 1 Feb 1893 (rev.).
- Lindau, G., Bot. Jahrb. 16 (Litt.): 60. 27 Jun 1893 (rev.).
- Ludwig (Greiz), Bot. Centralbl. 53: 178-179. 1893 (rev.).
##### n.13.804. Das System der Pilze
**Title**
*Das System der Pilze* im Lichte der neuesten Forschungen... Zürich (Druck von Zürcher & Furrer) 1892. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: late 1891 or Jan 1892 (read 23 Nov 1891; reprint dated 1892; cover journal Heft 1 dated 1891; Bot. Zeit. 25 Mar 1892), cover-t.p., p. \[1\]-15. *Copies*: B, G(2), H, NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Vierteljahrschr. Naturf. Ges. Zürich 36(1): 372-386. 1891.
##### n.13.805. Bemerkungen über den Wirthwechsel der Rostpilze
**Title**
*Bemerkungen über den Wirthwechsel der Rostpilze*... Bern (Druck und Verlag von K.J. Wyss) 1893. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1893 (Bot. Zeit. 16 Mai 1893; Bot. Centralbl. rev. 28 Jun 1893), cover-t.p., p. \[97\]-107. *Copies*: B. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ber. Schweiz. bot. Ges. 1893(3): 97-107.