Gontran Hamel

Gontran Georges Henri Hamel (1883–1944) was a French phycologist.

In 1927 he earned his doctorate in natural sciences with a thesis on the red algae genera Acrochaetium and Rhodochorton.[1] He is known for research performed in the "Laboratoire de Cryptogamie" at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.[2] He reportedly died while trying to reach Paris by bicycle prior to its liberation in August 1944.[3]

In 1924 with Pierre Allorge (1891–1944), he was co-founder of the journal Revue algologique.[4] Since 1927 he was also the editor and a contributor to the exsiccata series Algues de France.[5][6]

In 1942 Frederik Børgesen named the brown algae genus Hamelella (family Chordariaceae) in his honor.[3][7] Also, the red algae species Lithothamnion hamelii is one of several species that bear his name.[8]

Written works

  • Recherches sur les genres Acrochaetium Naeg. et Rhodochorton Naeg., 1927. (doctoral thesis)
  • Chlorophycées des côtes française, Revue algologique, 1928 - Chlorophyceae of coastal France.
  • Floridées de France Laboratoire de Cryptogamie, (1924–1933) - Florideae of France.
  • Phéophycées de France, 1931–1939 - Phaeophyceae of France.[9]
  • Corallinacées de France et d'Afrique du Nord (with Paul Lemoine) - Corallinaceae of France and northern Africa.[10]
The standard author abbreviation Hamel is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[11]

References

  1. ^ Hamel, Gontran (1927). Recherches sur les genres Acrochaetium Naeg. et Rhodochorton Naeg (in French). Impr. R. Jacqueline. OCLC 551407124.
  2. ^ JSTOR Plant Science Hamel, Gontran Georges Henri (1883–1944)
  3. ^ a b BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  4. ^ Cryptogamie Algologie Archived 2015-01-15 at the Wayback Machine - CRYPTOGAMIE - The Journal
  5. ^ Willemetia Florain - Association des Botanistes Lorrains
  6. ^ "Algues de France ... ce recueil publié à 100 exemplaires par le revue algologique sous la direction de G. Hamel: IndExs ExsiccataID=587906304". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  7. ^ Algaebase Hamelella Børgesen, 1942
  8. ^ Algaebase Lithothamnion hamelii
  9. ^ IDREF.fr (bibliography)
  10. ^ WorldCat Titles Corallinacées de France et d'Afrique du Nord
  11. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Hamel.