Jean Feldmann

Jean Feldmann (1905–1978) was a French biologist, specialising in marine algae.[1]

Biography

Jean Feldmann was born on 25 June 1905 in Paris.[2] He initially studied pharmacy, gaining his first degree in 1929, before turning his attentions to marine algae.[1] In 1933, he took up a position as an assistant at the University of Algiers, where he also completed his doctorate in 1937, married his assistant, Geneviève Mazoyer, in 1938, and rose to professor in 1948.[1] The couple moved to Paris when Jean took up a position at the institution that became the Université Pierre et Marie Curie, where they remained until his retirement in 1976.[1] He died suddenly on 18 September 1978.[1][2]

Work

Feldmann published around 220 scientific works, mostly on marine algae, but also covering various fungi, mosses, freshwater algae and flowering plants.[1] Feldmann strongly believed in international scientific co-operation[3] and, as well as co-founding the Société Phycologique de France in 1955, strongly advocated the foundation of an International Phycological Society,[1] of which he served as the first president from its foundation in 1961 until his retirement.[3]

Further reading

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Feldmann, Jean (1905–1978)". Global Plants. JSTOR. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  2. 1 2 P. Gayral (1979). "Jean Feldmann (1905–1978)". Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France. Lettres Botaniques 126 (2): 261–266. doi:10.1080/01811797.1979.10824395.
  3. 1 2 "The Feldmann Fund". International Phycological Society. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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