Mall Vaasma

Mall Vaasma
Born(1945-02-22)22 February 1945
Died4 December 2009(2009-12-04) (aged 64)
Tartu, Estonia
Alma materUniversity of Tartu
OccupationMycologist

Mall Vaasma (22 February 1945 – 4 December 2009) was one of Estonia's top mycologists. She graduated from the University of Tartu in 1974 with a degree in botany. After her graduation, she worked as a senior lab assistant[1] for Department of Mycology at the Estonian Institute of Zoology and Botany from 1973 [2] and at the Natural History Museum of the University of Tartu from 2008[2] until her death in 2009 after being struck by a motorist while crossing the road in Tartu.[3]

She also co-authored a number of works on mushrooms.

References

  1. ^ "Research and teaching staff". Retrieved 2009-12-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ a b "Mall Vaasma". Estonian Research Portal. Retrieved 2009-12-16.
  3. ^ "Ülekäigurajal hukkus tuntud seeneteadlane". Tartu Postimees (in Estonian). 2009-12-07. Retrieved 2020-12-09.