Henri Chermezon (12 May 1885, Paris – 15 January 1939, Strasbourg) was a French botanist.[1]
Henri Chermezon | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 May 1885 Paris, French Third Republic |
| Died | 15 January 1939 (aged 53) Strasbourg, French Third Republic |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
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] He is commemorated in the specific epithet of certain plants, examples being Carex chermezonii (Luceño & Martín-Bravo),[3] or Cyperus chermezonianus.
Selected works
edit- 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
edit- ^ Inventaire des collecteurs et des collections de l'herbier de Université de Strasbourg (in French)
- ^ a b BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
- ^ "MakingCarexmonophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 179: 1–42. 2015. doi:10.1111/boj.12298. hdl:2027.42/113175.
- ^ Most widely held works by Henri Chermezon WorldCat Identities
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Cherm.