[1] First formed in 1892, it was the first permanent organisation dedicated to the study of fungi in Great Britain.
[2] It was the principal founding organisation of the British Mycological Society.
George Edward Massee would succeed Fowler and together with Crossland would run the Committee until 1916.
[5] This was primarily due to a disagreement of an unknown nature between Massee and Carleton Rea, a prominent figure in the British Mycological Society.
Notably, he did not attend any events hosted by the British Mycological Society.