François Crépin (30 October 1830 – 30 April 1903) was an important botanist of the 19th century and director of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium.
Crépin was born in Rochefort, Belgium. The genus Crepinella ( Araliaceae) is named after him. As a taxonomist he circumscribed numerous plants within the genus Rosa. [1] He died in Brussels.
His Belgian herbarium and his exsiccata-like series herbier des roses [2] are kept in the collections of the Botanic Garden Meise. [3]
François Crépin (30 October 1830 – 30 April 1903) was an important botanist of the 19th century and director of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium.
Crépin was born in Rochefort, Belgium. The genus Crepinella ( Araliaceae) is named after him. As a taxonomist he circumscribed numerous plants within the genus Rosa. [1] He died in Brussels.
His Belgian herbarium and his exsiccata-like series herbier des roses [2] are kept in the collections of the Botanic Garden Meise. [3]