Jules Cardot, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jules Cardot

French botanist

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1860

Place of Birth: Stenay, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 22-Nov-1934

Profession: botanist, bryologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Jules Cardot (18 August 1860 – 22 November 1934) was a French botanist and bryologist considered in his time one of the world's leading experts on the mosses of Antarctica.
He was the son-in-law of fellow botanist Louis Piré. His collection of herbarium specimens at his laboratories in Charleville was heavily looted and damaged during World War I.
The French Academy of Sciences awarded the 1893 "Prix Montague" to Cardot for his work on mosses and to Albert Gaillard (1858–1903) for his work on fungi.
Cardot named 40 genera and 1200 species.