Roland McHugh (1945-2025)

The community of people who work with myxomycetes lost one of its members late last year. Roland McHugh spent his academic career at the University of Dublin. Working in collaboration with Bruce Ing, the two men greatly expanded what was known about the myxomycetes of Ireland. McHugh also collected and studied the myxomycetes of Nigeria. In addition to his interest in myxomyucees, he became an authority on the writings of James Joyce, especially the latter’s book Finnegan’s Wake. McHugh regularly attended the international congress on myxomycetes, held every three years.