Emily Kits van Waveren (10 March 1906–3 September 1995) was a Dutch mycologist known for his contributions to the taxonomy of fungi, particularly the genus Psathyrella.
[2] Despite maintaining a medical career through the 1960s and 1970s, van Waveren followed a strict mycological schedule, collecting specimens on Saturdays, examining them on Sundays, and verifying his findings at the Rijksherbarium on Mondays.
His research was primarily conducted in select locations across the Netherlands, Scotland, Wales, and England.
[2] In 1981, he established the Rijksherbarium Foundation Dr. E. Kits van Waveren to promote research on the fungal order Agaricales.
[2] His approach to mycology was characterised by meticulous observation and detailed record-keeping, with his collections accompanied by extensive descriptive notes and drawings of spores and cystidia.