Henri Chermezon
Henri Chermezon (12 May 1885, Paris – 15 January 1939, Strasbourg) was a French botanist.[1]
From 1906 he worked as a botanical assistant at the Sorbonne in Paris. In 1919 he became chef des travaux in the department of botany at the University of Strasbourg, where he later served as a lecturer (maître de conférences, from 1927) and as professor (from 1929). In 1936 he was named director of its botanical garden.[2]
He was a specialist in regards to tropical Cyperaceae (sedges), especially plants native to Madagascar. He also published works on sedges found in Senegal, Gabon, the Comoros, Belgian Congo and Ubangi-Shari.[2] Plants with the specific epithet of chermezonii commemorate his name, an example being Carex chermezonii (Luceño & Martín-Bravo).[3]
Selected works
- Recherches anatomiques sur les plantes littorales, 1910 – Anatomical research of littoral plants.
- Synopsis des Cypéracées de Madagascar, 1931 – Synopsis of Cyperaceae from Madagascar.
- Les Cypéracées du Haut-Oubangui, 1936 – Cyperaceae of Upper Ubangi.
- Les Cyperacées des Comores, 1936 – Cyperaceae of the Comoros.[4]
References
- ↑ Inventaire des collecteurs et des collections de l'herbier de Université de Strasbourg
- 1 2 BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
- ↑ Making Carex monophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription Online Library
- ↑ Most widely held works by Henri Chermezon WorldCat Identities
- ↑ IPNI. Cherm.