František Smotlacha (30 January 1884 in Hradec Králové – 18 June 1956 in Prague) was a Czech mycologist.František Smotlacha on Databazeknih. (In Czech) He founded the Czechoslovak Mycological Society in 1921 together with Rudolf VeselýAbout us on the Czech Mycological Society. and the leading journal of Czech mycology: Mykologický sborník - Časopis Českých Houbařů (known as the C.C.H. among mycologists) in 1919. He was also president of the Czechoslovak Jiujitsu Union and founder of collegiate sport in Czechoslovakia.Petr Brezina, 2015, "The early days of Judo in Czechoslovak Republic (and the contribution of the London Budokwai)", Bulletin of the Kano Society 25. His son, Miroslav Smotlacha, also became a mycologist.
Smotlacha described many species of fungi including Boletus rhodopurpureus Morchella pragensis Boletus fuscoroseus
He also wrote many books about fungi, both scientific and popular: his greatest success was Atlas hub jedlých a nejedlých; mycologia practica (14 editions 1947–1952) that described 78 "edible and non edible" mushrooms (with color photos).Smotlacha, František on WorldCat.Atlas hub, jedlých a nejedlých on Databazeknih.cz
References
Bibliography Herink J. (1957): "In memoriam: Dr. František Smotlacha (1888-1956)". Česká Mykologie 11(2): 65–66. (In Czech)