René Maire

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René Maire

René Charles Joseph Ernest Maire (born May 29, 1878 in Lons-le-Saunier , † November 24, 1949 in Algiers ) was a French botanist and mycologist . His main work was Flore de l'Afrique du Nord in 16 volumes, which was published posthumously in 1953. For the herbarium of the Botanical Garden Meise collected plants in Algeria , Morocco , France and Mali . His botanical-mycological author's abbreviation is " Maire ".

Life

His botanical career began early when, at the age of 18, he wrote a work on the Flora des Haute-Saône , which is exhibited in the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Gray . Between 1902 and 1904 he collected plant material for studies in Algeria and Morocco. After he had received his doctorate in 1905, he worked from 1911 as a professor in botany at the natural science faculty in Algiers , where he specialized in phytopathology . He was entrusted with botanical studies by the Moroccan authorities and was responsible for studies in the Sahara . He was a member of various institutions, for example the Société mycologique de France and the Société d'histoire naturelle de la Moselle , based in Metz , which he joined at the beginning of his career in 1897. He was the author of many publications, particularly important works on the flora of North Africa between 1918 and 1931. He ended his career as rector of the University of Algiers . His magnum opus was The Flora of North Africa, a 16-volume work that was published in 1953 after his death.

Named species

The following species were first described or reassigned by Maire:

He was also the first to describe the family of Kremplingsverwandten (Paxillaceae) and noted the relationship to the Dickröhrlingen ( Boletus ) in 1902 on the basis of anatomical similarities. This was confirmed many years later on the basis of molecular studies with the establishment of the genera Paxillus and Gyrodon at the base of the clade, which also contains the members of the genus Boletus .

legacy

The Académie des Sciences , of which he had been a member since 1923, awarded Maire the Prix ​​Montagne in 1903 . Several species of mushrooms were named in his honor, including Russula mairei , Amanita mairei from Egypt, Clitocybe mairei , Conocybe mairei , Clavicorona mairei , Cortinarius mairei , Galerina mairei , Hemimycena mairei and Lactarius mairei . Various plant species, such as Festuca mairei , were named after him. The genus Mairetis I.M.Johnst. from the family of Borage Family (Boraginaceae) bears his name.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ René Maire, allocution de M. Edmond Sergent
  2. ^ National Botanic Garden of Belgium: Collectors for the Herbarium of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium - MAIRE. In: National Botanic Garden of Belgium website. National Botanic Garden of Belgium, accessed July 31, 2015 .
  3. ^ A b Elie Fleur: Cent ans d'activité scientifique . In: Bulletin de la Société d'histoire naturelle de la Moselle . tape 34 , 1935, pp. 54 .
  4. ↑ René Maire: Recherches cytologiques et taxonomiques sur les Basidiomycetes. In: Bull. Soc. Mycol. Fr . tape 18 , supplement, 1902 (French).
  5. ↑ AM Kretzer, TD Bruns: Use of atp6 in fungal phylogenetics. An example from the boletales . In: Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution . tape 13 , no. 3 , December 1, 1999, ISSN  1055-7903 , p. 483–492 , doi : 10.1006 / mpev.1999.0680 , PMID 10620406 ( PDF, online ( Memento from February 19, 2006 in the Internet Archive )). Use of atp6 in fungal phylogenetics. An example from the boletales ( Memento of the original from February 19, 2006 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.  @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / plantbio.berkeley.edu
  6. ^ List of members since 1666: Letter M. Académie des sciences, accessed on January 18, 2020 (French).
  7. ↑ Séance du December 21 . In: Le Moniteur scientifique du Doctor Quesneville . February 1904, p. 156-157 .
  8. ↑ Rodham E. Tulloss: Amanita mairei Foley “René Maire's ringless Amanita”. In: Studies in the Genus Amanita Pers. (Agaricales, Fungi). 2004, archived from the original on April 5, 2007 ; Retrieved March 12, 2008 .
  9. ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names - Extended Edition. Part I and II. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin , Freie Universität Berlin , Berlin 2018, ISBN 978-3-946292-26-5 doi: 10.3372 / epolist2018 .
personal data
SURNAME Maire, René
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Maire, René Charles Joseph Ernest (full name); Maire (botanical author abbreviation)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French botanist and mycologist
DATE OF BIRTH May 29, 1878
PLACE OF BIRTH Lons-le-Saunier
DATE OF DEATH November 24, 1949
Place of death Algiers