Charles Eugène Bertrand

Charles Eugène Bertrand (2 January 1851, Paris 18 August 1917) was a French botanist, paleobotanist and geologist. He is remembered for his research involving the formation of coal.

He studied sciences in Paris, where he had as influences botanist Joseph Decaisne and plant physiologist Pierre Paul Deherain. In 1874 he obtained his doctorate in sciences, later being appointed professor of botany at the University of Lille (1878). From 1881 to 1887, he was head of the Archives botaniques du nord de la France.[1]

In 1878 he became a member of the Société botanique de France.[2] He was the father of botanist Paul Charles Édouard Bertrand (1879-1944).

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References

  1. Biographical text based on a translation of an equivalent article at the French Wikipedia; source listed as: "Allen G. Debus (ed.) (1968). World Who's Who in Science. . A Biographical Dictionary of Notable Scientists from Antiquity to the Present, Marquis Who's Who (Chicago): xvi + 1855 p.".
  2. 1 2 Prosopo Sociétés savantes
  3. IDREF.fr (bibliography)
  4. "Author Query for 'C.E.Bertrand'". International Plant Names Index.


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