Hungarian botanist and lichenologist (1889–1958).
Ödön Szatala (5 February 1889 – 27 June 1958) was a Hungarian lichenologist and botanist. He became one of the most prolific authors of lichen names in the 20th century, despite pursuing lichenology largely outside formal academic employment for most of his career. A catalogue by Klára Verseghy credited him with 72 new lichen species, 26 varieties and 71 forms, within a total of 583 new lichen names that also included new combinations and replacement names. He worked mainly on the lichen floras of Hungary, the Balkans, Anatolia, the Aegean region, Iran and other parts of western Asia, and also