Charles Jean Bernard
Charles Jean Bernard (born December 5, 1876 in Geneva , † July 29, 1967 in Amsterdam ) was a Dutch botanist and conservationist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " C.Bernard "
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Charles Jean Bernard was after graduation in 1905 head of the scientific laboratories at the botanical garden of Buitenzorg (Java). In 1907 he became director of the test station for tea growing there. From 1928 to 1933 he was director of the agriculture, industry and trade department in the Dutch East Indies .
Bernard was a pioneer in the field of nature conservation and from 1948 the first President of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUPN). As a botanist, he dealt with domestic orchids .
Honors
- Honorary President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources
- 1953: Great Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany
literature
- Emile Dottrens : Un pionnier de la conservation de la nature: Charles-Jean Bernard (1876–1967) . In: Biological Conservation , Volume 1, Issue 1, October 1968
- Heinrich Türler, Marcel Godet, Victor Attinger (Hrsg.): Historisch-biographisches Lexikon der Schweiz. - Neuchâtel: Attinger, 1934, p. ??
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Charles Jean Bernard at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bernard, Charles Jean |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Dutch botanist and conservationist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 5, 1876 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Geneva |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 29, 1967 |
| Place of death | Amsterdam |