Background
Gams, Walter was born on August 9, 1934 in Zurich. Son of Helmut Gams and Margarete Gams-Schima.
Gams, Walter was born on August 9, 1934 in Zurich. Son of Helmut Gams and Margarete Gams-Schima.
Doctor of Philosophy, University Innsbruck, 1960.
Senior scientist Centraalbureau voor Schimmelcultures, Utrecht, Netherlands, 1967—1999, retired, 1999. Lecturer Technology University, Aachen, Germany, since 1972. Secretary Nomenclature Committee for Fungi, 1991—2005.
Honorary member British Mycological Society, Mycological Society of America.
Married Sophia Aaltine Luinge, February 8, 1943. Children: Hedwig, Mechthild.