Henri Chermezon

Henri Chermezon
Born(1885-05-12)12 May 1885
Paris, French Third Republic
Died15 January 1939(1939-01-15) (aged 53)
Strasbourg, French Third Republic
Scientific career
FieldsBotany

Henri Chermezon (12 May 1885, Paris – 15 January 1939, Strasbourg) was a French botanist.[1]

From 1906 he worked as a botanical assistant at the Sorbonne in Paris. In 1919 he became chef des travaux in the department of botany at the University of Strasbourg, where he later served as a lecturer (maître de conférences, from 1927) and as professor (from 1929). In 1936 he was named director of its botanical garden.[2]

He was a specialist in regards to tropical Cyperaceae (sedges), especially plants native to Madagascar. He also published works on sedges found in Senegal, Gabon, the Comoros, Belgian Congo and Ubangi-Shari.[2] He is commemorated in the specific epithet of certain plants, examples being Carex chermezonii (Luceño & Martín-Bravo),[3] or Cyperus chermezonianus.

Selected works

  • Recherches anatomiques sur les plantes littorales, 1910 – Anatomical research of littoral plants.
  • Synopsis des Cypéracées de Madagascar, 1931 – Synopsis of Cyperaceae from Madagascar.
  • Les Cypéracées du Haut-Oubangui, 1936 – Cyperaceae of Upper Ubangi.
  • Les Cyperacées des Comores, 1936 – Cyperaceae of the Comoros.[4]
The standard author abbreviation Cherm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

References

  1. ^ Inventaire des collecteurs et des collections de l'herbier de Université de Strasbourg (in French)
  2. ^ a b BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  3. ^ "MakingCarexmonophyletic (Cyperaceae, tribe Cariceae): a new broader circumscription". Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society. 179: 1–42. 2015. doi:10.1111/boj.12298. hdl:2027.42/113175.
  4. ^ Most widely held works by Henri Chermezon WorldCat Identities
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Cherm.