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Naturalist
Born Pierre ALLORGE
French botanist
Born on April 12, 1891 in Paris , France
Died on January 21, 1944 in Paris , France
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He studied natural sciences in Paris, obtaining his doctorate with a thesis titled Les Associations végétales du Vexin français. In 1933 he became chair of cryptogamy at the Muséum d'histoire naturelle. In 1937 he was appointed president of the Société botanique de France.In 1924 he founded the journal Revue algologique with Gontran Hamel (1883–1944).
... Pierre Allorge (12 April 1891 – 21 January 1944) was a French botanist born in Paris. His wife, Valentine Allorge (1888–1977) was a noted bryologist.
He studied natural sciences in Paris, obtaining his doctorate with a thesis titled Les Associations végétales du Vexin français. In 1933 he became chair of cryptogamy at the Muséum d'histoire naturelle. In 1937 he was appointed president of the Société botanique de France.In 1924 he founded the journal Revue algologique with Gontran Hamel (1883–1944).
Written works
Sur quelques groupements aquatiques et hygrophyles des Alpes Briançonnais, 1925 – On some aquatic and hygrophilous groups of the Briançon Alps.
Histoire ou peuplement de la Corse : étude biogéographique, 1926 – History/settlement of Corsica, biogeographical study.
Contribution à la flore hépaticologique des îles Açores, 1938 – Contributions to the hepaticological flora of the Azores.
Essai de bryogéographie de la péninsule Ibérique, 1947 – Bryogeographical essay on the Iberian peninsula.
References
World Cat Identities list of publications
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