Théophile Alexis Durand
Théophile Alexis Durand (born September 4, 1855 in Saint-Josse-ten-Noode , † January 12, 1912 ibid) was a Belgian botanist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " T.Durand ".
Live and act
Durand worked with Henri François Pittier de Fabrega on the Swiss flora. From 1879 he worked at the Botanical Garden of Belgium, where he succeeded François Crépin as director. He married Sophie Durand, b. van Eelde. Both worked for the plant Genera Plantarum of George Bentham and Joseph Dalton Hooker . He wrote, among others, Sylloge Florae Congolanae , which his daughter Hélène illustrated.
Honors
In 1896, Johann Otto Böckeler named the sour grass genus Durandia after Durand. The genus Durandeeldea Kuntze from 1891 honors Théophile Alexis Durand and his wife Sophie Durand geb. van Eelde.
Publications (selection)
- 1888: Index generum phanerogamarum
- 1895–1898: Conspectus florae Africae , together with Hans Schinz
- 1896: Études sur la flore de l'État indépendant du Congo
- 1902: Illustrations de la flore du Congo , together with Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman
- 1910-1911: Plantae Thonnerianae congolenses
as editor together with Benjamin Daydon Jackson
- 1902–1906: Index kewensis , Suppl. 1
literature
- Walter Erhardt , Erich Götz, Nils Bödeker, Siegmund Seybold : The great pikeperch. Encyclopedia of Plant Names. Volume 2. Types and varieties. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart (Hohenheim) 2008, ISBN 978-3-8001-5406-7 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymic plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Théophile Alexis Durand at the IPNI
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Durand, Théophile Alexis |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | T.Durand (botanical author abbreviation) |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Belgian botanist |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 4, 1855 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode |
DATE OF DEATH | January 12, 1912 |
Place of death | Saint-Josse-ten-Noode |