Tony Trinci obituary

My friend and former colleague Tony Trinci, who has died aged 84, was a world expert on fungi whose knowledge was often tapped by commercial enterprises, including Marlow Foods, when it was developing Quorn, and DuPont, which took his advice when adding fungal enzymes to animal feed.Tony was born in Swindon, Wiltshirem where his mother, Beatrice (nee Stefani), a restaurateur, had settled after separating from his father, Pietro Trinci, a builder, who had remained in their native Italy. His parents were never reconciled and Tony did not see his father until he was 11.Continue reading...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - Category: Science Authors: Tags: Microbiology Fungi Food science University of Manchester Source Type: news