About Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière
Born 1888. Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière was a Belgian botanist.
Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière (born 1888) was a Belgian botanist.
Work He collected plant specimens in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Uganda. He deposited many of his specimens in the herbarium at the Botanic Garden Meise (then called the National Botanic Garden of Belgium).
Legacy He is the authority for at least 59 taxa including: The following species have been named in his honor:
Karschiogomphus ghesquierei Schouteden, 1934 (Syn. of Neurogomphus martininus Lacroix, 1921) Chlorocypha ghesquierei Fraser, 1959
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Who was Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière?
Belgian botanist (1888-1982)
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Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière was born in 1888.
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Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière was a botanist.
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Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière was Belgian.
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