Emilio Guinea

Emilio Guinea
Born (1907-05-13)13 May 1907
Bilbao
Died 26 October 1985(1985-10-26) (aged 78)
Madrid
Nationality Spanish
Author abbrev. (botany) Guinea

Emilio Guinea López (13 May 1907 in Oleaveaga, Bilbao – 26 October 1985 in Madrid) was a Spanish botanist.

He graduated in 1929, and was awarded his doctorate in 1932 in Natural Sciences in the "Central University of Madrid" (now the Complutense University of Madrid.

He made numerous expeditions to tropical Africa, with an emphasis on Equatorial Guinea.

In 1957 he became Curator of the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid.

Both his library and his personal herbarium were donated to the Royal Botanical Garden of Madrid, which named him Honorary Director.

Some publications

References

  1. "Author Query for 'Guinea'". International Plant Names Index.

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