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Gontran Hamel

Gontran Hamel

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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] He was also a contributor to the exsiccatae series Algues de France.[5]

In 1942 Frederik Børgesen named the brown algae genus Hamelella (family Chordariaceae) in his honor.[3][6] Also, the red algae species Lithothamnion hamelii is one of several species that bear his name.[7]

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.[8]
  • Corallinacées de France et d'Afrique du Nord (with Paul Lemoine) - Corallinaceae of France and northern Africa.[9]
The standard author abbreviation Hamel is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[10]

References

  1. [1]
    Bordeaux.w3line[permanent dead link] Recherches sur les genres Acrochaetium Naeg. et Rhodochorton Naeg.
  2. [2]
    JSTOR Plant Science Hamel, Gontran Georges Henri (1883–1944)
  3. [3]
    BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  4. [4]
    Cryptogamie Algologie Archived 2015-01-15 at the Wayback Machine - CRYPTOGAMIE - The Journal
  5. [5]
    Willemetia Florain - Association des Botanistes Lorrains
  6. [6]
    Algaebase Hamelella Børgesen, 1942
  7. [7]
    Algaebase Lithothamnion hamelii
  8. [8]
    IDREF.fr (bibliography)
  9. [9]
    WorldCat Titles Corallinacées de France et d'Afrique du Nord
  10. [10]
    International Plant Names Index.  Hamel.
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