František Smotlacha

František Smotlacha was a Czech mycologist. He founded the Czechoslovak Mycological Society in 1921 together with Rudolf Veselý and the leading journal of Czech mycology: Mykologický sborník - Časopis Českých Houbařů in 1919. He was also president of the Czechoslovak Jiujitsu Union and founder of collegiate sport in Czechoslovakia. His son, Miroslav Smotlacha, also became a mycologist.
Smotlacha described many species of fungi includingBoletus rhodopurpureusMorchella pragensisBoletus fuscoroseus
He also wrote many books about fungi, both scientific and popular: his greatest success was Atlas hub jedlých a nejedlých; mycologia practica that described 78 "edible and non edible" mushrooms.