François Crépin
François Crépin (born October 30, 1830 in Rochefort , † April 30, 1903 in Brussels ) was a Belgian botanist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is “ Crép. "
Live and act
Crépin founded a garden nursery in Ghent, Belgium . In 1862 he founded the Société Royale de Botanique de Belgique . From 1876 to 1901 he was director of the Brussels Botanical Garden .
The genus Crepinella March. has been named after him. The same applies to Crépin Point , a cape on the coast of King George Island in the archipelago of the South Shetland Islands .
Works
- Manuel de la Flore de Belgique . 1860 (6th edition 1916).
- Primitiae monographiae Rosarum… (1869–1882).
literature
- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names . Ed .: Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
Web links
- Literature by and about François Crépin in the catalog of the German National Library
- Author entry and list of the plant names described for François Crépin at the IPNI
- Biography on researchgate.net.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Crépin, François |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 30, 1830 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Rochefort |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 30, 1903 |
| Place of death | Brussels |