Albert Gaillard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Albert Gaillard

French mycologist

Date of Birth: 05-Sep-1858

Place of Birth: Neuilly-sur-Seine, ĂŽle-de-France, France

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1903

Profession: botanist, mycologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Albert Gaillard

  • Albert Gaillard (5 September 1858 in Neuilly-sur-Seine – 28 July 1903 in Angers) was a French mycologist. From 1889 to 1903, he worked as curator of the Lloyd herbarium in Angers (later known as the "Arboretum de la MaulĂ©vrie Herbiers de la Ville d'Angers").
  • In 1887 he collected mycological and botanical specimens in Venezuela; mainly in the vicinity of Puerto Ayacucho and places along the Orinoco River, journeying as far as San Fernando de Atabapo.
  • In Colombia, he collected specimens along the Rio Guaviare, a tributary of the Orinoco.The genus Gaillardiella (family Nitschkiaceae) was named in his honor by Narcisse ThĂ©ophile Patouillard (1895).

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