Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet
Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet (born September 2, 1828 in Guérigny , † December 18, 1911 in Paris ) was a French botanist . Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Bornet ".
Live and act
Bornet had been a member of the French Academy of Sciences since 1886 . His works include Notes algologiques (1847–1880) and Études phycologiques (1878). Among other things, he made important contributions to the understanding of lichens and red algae . In 1882 he was President of the Botanical Society of France . In 1887 he was elected a member of the Leopoldina , in 1888 a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences , 1891 a member of the Royal Society of Sciences in Uppsala , and 1899 a corresponding member of the Bavarian Academyand in 1902 the Russian Academy of Sciences . In 1891 he was awarded the Linné Medal of the Linnean Society of London . In 1893 he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences , in 1901 to the National Academy of Sciences . In 1910 he was accepted as a "Foreign Member" in the Royal Society and in 1911 as a member of the American Philosophical Society .
literature
- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names. Edited by Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ entry on Bornet; Jean Baptiste Edouard (1828-1911) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
- ↑ Member History: Jean-Baptiste Bornet. American Philosophical Society, accessed May 14, 2018 .
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Jean-Baptiste Édouard Bornet at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Bornet, Jean-Baptiste Édouard |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 2, 1828 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Guérigny |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 18, 1911 |
| Place of death | Paris |