Crépin, François

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Name
Crépin, François Gender: M
born on 30 October 1830 at 01:00 (= 01:00 AM )
Place Rochefort, Belgium, 50n10, 5e13
Timezone LMT m5e13 (is local mean time)
Data source
Quoted BC/BR
Rodden Rating AA
Collector: Gauquelin
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_scocol.18.gif 06°07' s_mo.18.gif s_aricol.18.gif 12°10 Asc.s_vircol.18.gif 03°26'



François Crépin

Biography

Belgian botanist of the 19th century and director of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium.

The genus Crepinella (Araliaceae) is named after him. As a taxonomist he circumscribed numerous plants within the genus Rosa.

His Belgian herbarium and his herbier des roses are kept in the collections of the Botanic Garden Meise.

He died in Brussels on 30 April 1903, aged 72.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

Source Notes

Grazia Bordoni's Science file quotes Gauquelin.

Categories

  • Vocation : Science : Biology (Botanist)