François Gagnepain
French botanist (1866–1952)
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François Gagnepain (23 September 1866 – 25 January 1952) was a French botanist. The standard botanical author abbreviation Gagnep. is applied to plants described by Gagnepain.[1]
Born23 September 1866
Died25 January 1952 (aged 85)
KnownforNaming species of Annonaceae
AwardsPrix de Coincy (French Academy of Sciences)
François Gagnepain | |
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| Born | 23 September 1866 |
| Died | 25 January 1952 (aged 85) |
| Known for | Naming species of Annonaceae |
| Awards | Prix de Coincy (French Academy of Sciences) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Gagnep. |
With Achille Eugène Finet, he named a number of species within the botanical family Annonaceae.[2] The genus Gagnepainia (family Zingiberaceae) was named in his honor by Karl Moritz Schumann.[3] The French Academy of Sciences awarded Gagnepain the Prix de Coincy for the year 1907.[4]
Selected publications
- Topographie botanique des environs de Cercy-la-Tour (Nièvre), Société d'histoire naturelle d'Autun, 1900 - Botanical topography involving the environs of Cercy-la-Tour (Nièvre).
- Contributions à la flore de l'Asie orientale, 1905, (in collaboration with Achille Eugène Finet) - Contributions to the flora of eastern Asia.
- Contribution à l'étude géo-botanique de l'Indo-Chine, 1926 - Contribution to the geobotanical study of Indochina.[5]
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