Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière Explained

Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière
Birth Date:	1888
Death Date:	1982
Nationality:	Belgian
Author Abbrev Bot:	Ghesq.

Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière (born 1888) was a Belgian botanist.^{[1] [2]}

Work

He collected plant specimens in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Uganda. He deposited many of his specimens in the herbarium at the Botanic Garden Meise (then called the National Botanic Garden of Belgium).^[3]

Legacy

He is the authority for at least 59 taxa including:
The following species have been named in his honor:

Karschiogomphus ghesquierei Schouteden, 1934 (Syn. of Neurogomphus martininus Lacroix, 1921)^[4]
Chlorocypha ghesquierei Fraser, 1959^[4]

Notes and References

1. Ghesquière, Jean Hector Paul Auguste (1888-) . . n.d. . JSTOR Global Plants . ITHAKA . July 25, 2019.
2. Web site: Ghesquiere, Jean Hector Paul Auguste . . n.d. . Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries Index of Botanists . Harvard University . July 25, 2019.
3. Web site: Ghesquière J. . . Botanic Garden Meise, The BR Herbarium Catalogue . Botanic Garden Meise . July 25, 2019.
4. Book: Hämäläinen, Matti . 2015 . Catalogue of individuals commemorated in the scientific names of extant dragonflies, including lists of all available eponymous species-group and genus-group names . Zerf . International Dragonfly Fund . 59 . 1435-3393 .