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 herbier des roses are kept in the collections of the Botanic Garden Meise. [2]
Honours
- 1872: Corresponding member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium; [3] full membership in 1875. [4]
Selected works
- Les Characées de Belgique, 1863 – Characeae native to Belgium.
- La nomenclature botanique au congrès international de botanique de Paris, 1867 – Botanical nomenclature of the International Congress of Botany of Paris.
- Description de deux roses et observations sur la classification du genre Rosa, 1868.
- Manuel de la flore de Belgique, (fifth edition 1884) – Manual of Belgian flora. [5]
References
- ^ IPNI List of taxa described & co-described by François Crépin.
- ^ http://www.br.fgov.be/PUBLIC/GENERAL/HISTORY/crepin.php Archived 2011-03-19 at the Wayback Machine Herbarium François Crépin
- ^ "Détail".
- ^ Index biographique des membres et associés de l'Académie royale de Belgique (1769-2005). p 62
- ^ IDREF.fr bibliography
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Crép.
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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 herbier des roses are kept in the collections of the Botanic Garden Meise. [2]
Honours
- 1872: Corresponding member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium; [3] full membership in 1875. [4]
Selected works
- Les Characées de Belgique, 1863 – Characeae native to Belgium.
- La nomenclature botanique au congrès international de botanique de Paris, 1867 – Botanical nomenclature of the International Congress of Botany of Paris.
- Description de deux roses et observations sur la classification du genre Rosa, 1868.
- Manuel de la flore de Belgique, (fifth edition 1884) – Manual of Belgian flora. [5]
References
- ^ IPNI List of taxa described & co-described by François Crépin.
- ^ http://www.br.fgov.be/PUBLIC/GENERAL/HISTORY/crepin.php Archived 2011-03-19 at the Wayback Machine Herbarium François Crépin
- ^ "Détail".
- ^ Index biographique des membres et associés de l'Académie royale de Belgique (1769-2005). p 62
- ^ IDREF.fr bibliography
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Crép.
External links
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| People | |
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