Gontran Hamel Explained
Gontran Georges Henri Hamel (1883–1944) was a French phycologist.
In 1927 he earned his doctorate in natural sciences with a thesis on the red algae genera Acrochaetium and Rhodochorton.[1] He is known for research performed in the "Laboratoire de Cryptogamie" at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.[2] He reportedly died while trying to reach Paris by bicycle prior to its liberation in August 1944.[3]
In 1924 with Pierre Allorge (1891–1944), he was co-founder of the journal Revue algologique.[4] Since 1927 he was also the editor and a contributor to the exsiccata series Algues de France.[5] [6]
In 1942 Frederik Børgesen named the brown algae genus Hamelella (family Chordariaceae) in his honor.[3] [7] Also, the red algae species Lithothamnion hamelii is one of several species that bear his name.[8]
Written works
- Recherches sur les genres Acrochaetium Naeg. et Rhodochorton Naeg., 1927. (doctoral thesis)
- Chlorophycées des côtes française, Revue algologique, 1928 - Chlorophyceae of coastal France.
- Floridées de France Laboratoire de Cryptogamie, (1924–1933) - Florideae of France.
- Phéophycées de France, 1931–1939 - Phaeophyceae of France.[9]
- Corallinacées de France et d'Afrique du Nord (with Paul Lemoine) - Corallinaceae of France and northern Africa.[10]
Notes and References
- Book: Hamel, Gontran . Recherches sur les genres Acrochaetium Naeg. et Rhodochorton Naeg . 1927 . Impr. R. Jacqueline . fr . 551407124.
- http://plants.jstor.org/person/bm000079059 JSTOR Plant Science
- https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33068276#page/60/mode/1up BHL
- http://www.cryptogamie.com/pagint_en/editeur/revues.php Cryptogamie Algologie
- http://www.floraine.net/fileadmin/floraine/Publications/Willemetia/2002/Willemetia_32.pdf Willemetia
- Web site: Algues de France ... ce recueil publié à 100 exemplaires par le revue algologique sous la direction de G. Hamel: IndExs ExsiccataID=587906304 . IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae . Botanische Staatssammlung München . 20 June 2024.
- http://www.algaebase.org/search/genus/detail/?genus_id=42705&-session=abv4:407A352B1afb111CC6Lvp242C1AC Algaebase
- http://www.algaebase.org/search/species/detail/?species_id=1175 Algaebase
- http://www.idref.fr/034110003 IDREF.fr
- https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/1413012 WorldCat Titles
