Georges Deflandre
Georges Deflandre (born March 18, 1897 in Magenta , † June 17, 1973 in Paris ) was a French pioneer of micropalaeontology and botanist. Its botanical-mycological author's abbreviation is " Deflandre ".
Deflandre received his doctorate in botany from the University of Paris in 1916, initially studying algae. From 1928 he switched to paleontology when he became a member of the paleontological department at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. He dealt in particular with microfossils from French flint stones (such as dinoflagellates ), but also with pollen and other microfossils. He was also an expert in microscopic techniques and in 1953 was one of the first in France to use electron microscopy in paleontology.
He was Maitre de Recherches at the CNRS and Director of the Laboratory for Micropaleontology at the École pratique des hautes études in Paris and Professor at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle.
In 1966 he became a corresponding member of the Académie des Sciences , and he had been a member of the Leopoldina since 1963 . His wife Marthe Deflandre-Rigaud (1902–1987) was also a doctor of palaeontology, who also published with him and was also a member of the Leopoldina. Your botanical-mycological author abbreviation is " M.Deflandre ".
From 1943 he was editor of the Fichier Micropaleontologie Generale.
Fonts
- La Vie créatrice de roches, 1942 (popular science)
- Protists section in J. Piveteau Traité de paleontologie , 1952
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Georges Deflandre at the IPNI
- biography
Individual evidence
- ^ List of members since 1666: Letter D. Académie des sciences, accessed on November 5, 2019 (French).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Deflandre, Georges |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French paleontologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 18, 1897 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | magenta |
| DATE OF DEATH | 17th June 1973 |
| Place of death | Paris |