About Charles Isidore Douin
Lived 1858 – 1944 (aged 86). Charles Isidore Douin was a French botanist, bryologist and botanical collector.
Charles Isidore Douin (1858 – 1944) was a French bryologist who was a native of Bouville, Eure-et-Loir.
Biography He taught school in Chartres, and was the author of a highly regarded work on mosses and liverworts titled Nouvelle flore des mousses et des hépatiques pour la détermination facile des espèces (1892). He also published a book involving bryology of Eure-et-Loir, Muscinées d'Eure-et-Loir (1906).
The liverwort genus Douinia from the family Scapaniaceae is named in his honor in 1928.
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Who was Charles Isidore Douin?
French botanist (1858-1944)
When was Charles Isidore Douin born?
Charles Isidore Douin was born on 28 February 1858 in Bouville.
When did Charles Isidore Douin die?
Charles Isidore Douin died on 7 June 1944 in Chartres.
What was Charles Isidore Douin's occupation?
Charles Isidore Douin was a botanist, bryologist and botanical collector.
What nationality was Charles Isidore Douin?
Charles Isidore Douin was French.
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