Henri Lucien Jumelle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henri Lucien Jumelle

French botanist

Date of Birth: 25-Nov-1866

Place of Birth: Dreux, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Date of Death: 06-Dec-1935

Profession: physiologist, botanist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Henri Lucien Jumelle

  • Henri Lucien Jumelle (25 November 1866 in Dreux, Eure-et-Loir Department France – 6 December 1935 in Marseille, Bouches-du-RhĂ´ne Department, France) was a French botanist.From 1887 to 1894 he worked as a plant physiologist at the FacultĂ© des Sciences in Paris.
  • Afterwards, he was a professor of botany at the FacultĂ© des Sciences in Marseille (1894-1935).
  • From 1898 to 1916, he was assistant director, then director of the MusĂ©e colonial et du Jardin botanique in Marseille.He held a deep interest in applied botany, publishing numerous treatises on the agricultural aspects of various plants.
  • During his career, he worked closely with botanist Joseph Alfred Perrier de la Bâthie, who sent him botanical material from Madagascar.
  • As a taxonomist, he circumscribed many new species native to Madagascar.From 1922 to 1935, he was a correspondent-member of the AcadĂ©mie des Sciences (botanical section).

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