Pierre Allorge
Pierre Allorge(12 April 1891 – 21 January 1944) was a Frenchbotanistborn inParis.His wife,Valentine Allorge(1888–1977) was a notedbryologist.
He studiednatural sciencesin Paris, obtaining his doctorate with a thesis titledLes Associations végétales duVexinfrançais.In 1933 he became chair ofcryptogamyat theMuséum d'histoire naturelle.In 1937 he was appointed president of theSociété botanique de France.[1]Together with his wifeValentine Allorgehe issued several series of bryophyteexsiccataein the time span between 1928 and 1949.[2]
In 1924 he founded the journalRevue algologiquewithGontran Hamel(1883–1944).[3]
Written works
[edit]- Sur quelques groupements aquatiques et hygrophyles des Alpes Briançonnais,1925 – On some aquatic and hygrophilous groups of theBriançonAlps.
- Histoire ou peuplement de la Corse: étude biogéographique,1926 – History/settlement ofCorsica,biogeographicalstudy.
- Contribution à la flore hépaticologique des îles Açores,1938 – Contributions to thehepaticologicalflora of theAzores.
- Essai de bryogéographie de la péninsule Ibérique,1947 – Bryogeographical essay on theIberian Peninsula.
References
[edit]- World Cat Identitieslist of publications
- ^[1]France savante, biographical information
- ^Triebel, D. & Scholz, P. 2001–2024IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae.– Botanische Staatssammlung München:http://indexs.botanischestaatssammlung.de.– München, Germany.
- ^[2]Archived2015-01-15 at theWayback MachineCryptogamie
- ^International Plant Names Index.P.Allorge.
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