Joseph Jules Jean Jacques Rousseau ( Fr. Joseph Jules Jean Jacques Rousseau , 1905 - 1970 ) - Canadian botanist and ethnologist .
| Jacques Rousseau | |
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| fr. Jacques rousseau | |
| Date of Birth | October 5, 1905 |
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| Date of death | August 4, 1970 ( 64) |
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| Scientific field | botany |
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| Awards and prizes | [d] ( October 1947 ) [d] ( 1966 ) |
| Taxonomy of 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 " J.Rousseau " . List of such taxa on the IPNI website Personal page on IPNI website |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Some scientific works
- 3 Species named after J. Russo
- 4 Literature
Biography
Born on October 5, 1905 in the town of Saint-Lambert near Montreal . He was educated at the University of Montreal , in 1926 he graduated with a bachelor's degree. He studied with Marie-Victorin , after receiving a degree, began to work as a laboratory assistant. In 1928 he received a license degree, after which he began to teach with the rank of associate professor and taught courses in genetics, paleobotany and economic botany.
In 1931 and 1933 he studied at Cornell University , in 1932 - at the University of New Mexico , and also studied at the University of Vermont and Harvard for some time. In 1934 he received a doctorate in science, in a dissertation examining the taxonomy of the Astragalus clan.
Since 1938 he worked as an assistant to Marie-Victorin in the Montreal Botanical Garden, in 1944 he was replaced as director, he was until 1956.
In 1957, Jacques Rousseau was appointed director of the Department of Human History of the National Museum in Ottawa . From 1959 to 1962, he taught at the Sorbonne , then returned to Canada, becoming a professor of ethnobiology in Laval .
He died on August 4, 1970 .
Some scientific papers
- Rousseau, J. Études floristiques sur la région de Matapédia (Québec). - Ottawa, 1931. - 36 p.
Species named after J. Russo
- Antennaria rousseaui AEPorsild , 1949
- Carex rousseaui Raymond , 1955 = Carex haydenii Dewey , 1854
- Eriophorum × rousseauianum Raymond, 1950
Literature
- Caron, F. Jacques Rousseau (1905-1970) // Arctic. - 1971. - Vol. 24. - DOI : 10.14430 / arctic3128 .
- Stafleu FA , Cowan RS Taxonomic Literature : [ eng. ] . - Ed. 2. - Utrecht, Antwerpen, The Hague, Boston, 1983. - Vol. IV: P — Sak. - P. 941-942. - 1214 p. - ISBN 90-313-0549-9 . - DOI : 10.5962 / bhl.title.48631 .