In memoriam Mánfai Gyula (1948–2014)

Gyula Mánfai has died on 25th May 2014 at home after a long illness but full of plans. He collected cacti and was a member of the Society of Hungarian Cactus Collectors (MKOE) since 1972. He was also a member of the German Cactus Society (DKG) and the Hungarian Cactus and Succulent Society (MKPT). He was the editor of the Anisitsianum supplements of the journal AlbaFlora/Kaktusz-Világ since 1998, and the editor-in-chief of Kaktusz-Világ between 2000 and 2004. In 2005, the MKOE honoured him with the Anisits János Dániel Award and Medallion. He was the reading editor of the Hungarian language book of Antal Libnár on the genus Gymnocalycium. In 1994, he also wrote a monographie on the genus Gymnocalcium which was never published.