Émile Bescherelle, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French bryologist
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Émile Bescherelle
- Émile Bescherelle (3 January 1828, Paris – 26 February 1903) was a French botanist and bryologist.Bescherelle is known for his analysis of bryological species from diverse locations that included the French West Indies, the Mascarene Islands, Paraguay, New Caledonia, et al.
- In 1882 with phycologist Paul Auguste Hariot (1854–1917), he took part in a scientific expedition to Cape Horn.The genus Bescherellia is named in his honour by Jean Étienne Duby (1798-1885).
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