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Born in 1874 in Birmingham, England, R. G. H. Buller received his education and training in Birmingham, Leipzig, Munich and Naples. His academic life took place in Canada, but he traveled each summer back to England to either Kew or Birmingham.

"Transatlantic mycologist" might be the best way to describe Reginald Buller. He crossed the Atlantic by ship 65 times in his life. Once when asked what his hobbies were, he replied "billiards and crossing the Atlantic."

Buller as Researcher and Teacher

Buller founded the Botany Department at the University of Manitoba in 1904. He continued working and teaching in Canada until his retirement as professor emeritus in 1936.

Buller's enthusiasm for science was infectious. Both students and colleagues alike admired his speaking ability. He had a great sense of the history of mycology and collected enough material for a book on the subject, although it was never published.

Over the years, he became an expert on the fungi of western Canada and could name nearly all the native plants from the Winnipeg area and around his summer haunts in Britain. A man of broad interests, he took pleasure in discussing any area of science, but especially mycology.

R. G. H. Buller, a Physical Mycologist

Buller was very much a physical mycologist. His analyses of spore development and release are considered classic in the field. He was the first to study and accurately depict the tiny drop of liquid appearing at the base of a basidiospore prior to discharge. This structure is known as Buller's Drop in his honor. Using puffball spores, he tested Stokes' Law of free falling bodies.

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