Albert Bernhard Frank
Albert Bernhard Frank was a German botanist, plant pathologist, and mycologist, born in Dresden. He is credited with coining the term mycorrhiza in his 1885 paper "i=no".
Frank was commissioned to develop practical methods for truffle cultivation by the King of Prussia. Although this project was not successful, it led to his elucidation of the nature and development of mycorrhizae. The history and impacts of Frank's work on mycorrhizae were reviewed by Trappe.
The bacterial genus Frankia and family Frankiaceae were named after him.
In 1877, Albert Frank coined the term "symbiosis" to describe the nature of lichens. He died in Berlin.