Charles René Zeiller

Charles René Zeiller (14 January 1847, Nancy 27 November 1915, Paris) was a French mining engineer and paleobotanist.

He studied at the École Polytechnique (1865–67) and at the École nationale supérieure des mines (1867–70), where from 1878 onward, he taught classes in paleobotany. In 1911 he was appointed vice-president of the Conseil général des mines.[1]

In 1881 he became a member of the Société botanique de France, later serving as its vice-president (1898) and president (1899 and 1904). In 1893 he was named president of the Société géologique de France and from 1901 to 1915, was a member of the Académie des Sciences (botanical section).[2]

The paleobotanical genera Zeilleria, Zeillerisporites and Zeilleropteris commemorate his name.[1]

Selected works

References

  1. 1 2 BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  2. Prosopo Sociétés savantes de France
  3. SUDOC Flore fossile
  4. OCLC Classify List of published works
  5. "Author Query for 'Zeiller'". International Plant Names Index.

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