Anne Casimir Piram Decandol ( French Anne Casimir Pyramus de Candolle [1] or French Casimir de Candolle [2] , February 20, 1836 - October 3, 1918 ) - Swiss botanist . Son of Alphonse Decandol , grandson of Augustin Decandol .
| Ann Casimir Piram Decandol | |
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| fr Anne Casimir Pyramus de Candolle | |
| Date of Birth | February 20, 1836 |
| Place of Birth | Geneva , Switzerland |
| Date of death | October 3, 1918 (82 years old) |
| Place of death | Geneva , Switzerland |
| A country | Switzerland |
| Scientific field | botany |
| Systematic wildlife | |
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The author of the names of a number of botanical taxa . In the botanical ( binary ) nomenclature, these names are supplemented by the abbreviation “ C.DC. " . A list of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
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Biography
Ann Casimir Piram Decandol was born in Geneva on February 20, 1836 [2] .
He studied chemistry , physics and mathematics in Paris , and then studied in England [2] . Returning to Geneva, he became a pupil of his father [2] .
He was engaged in the study of flowering plants [2] . In his work on plant taxonomy, Decandol took such anatomical criteria as the structure of the stem or the location of the leaves [2] . In his experiments in the field of physiology, he studied the movement of leaves, twisting of antennae, the influence of ultraviolet rays on the formation of flowers , the effect of low temperatures on seed germination [2] .
He made a significant contribution to botany, describing many plant species [3] . Specialized in seed plants [1] .
Anne Casimir Piram Dekandol died in the canton of Geneva on October 3, 1918 [2] .
Family
Casimir Decandol was married toAnne-Matilda Mars , they had four children:
- Raymond Charles de Candolle (1864-1935),
- Florence Pauline Lucienne de Candolle (1865-1943),
- Augustin Decandol ( Richard Émile Augustin de Candolle , 1868-1920), systematic botanist,
- Reyne Marguerite de Candolle (1876-1958).
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 International Plant Names Index: Anne Casimir Pyramus de Candolle (1836-1918)
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Casimir de Candolle
- ↑ See the link in the card “Systematic wildlife”.
Literature
- De Candol // Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary : in 86 volumes (82 volumes and 4 additional). - SPb. , 1890-1907. (Retrieved September 17, 2011)
Links
- Casimir de Candolle (French)