Henri Chermezon, Date of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henri Chermezon

French botanist

Date of Birth: 12-May-1885

Date of Death: 15-Jan-1939

Profession: botanist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Henri Chermezon

  • Henri Chermezon (12 May 1885, Paris – 15 January 1939, Strasbourg) was a French botanist.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 (maĂ®tre de confĂ©rences, from 1927) and as professor (from 1929).
  • In 1936 he was named director of its botanical garden.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.
  • Plants with the specific epithet of chermezonii commemorate his name, an example being Carex chermezonii (Luceño & MartĂ­n-Bravo).

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