Maurice A. F. Breistroffer, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Maurice A. F. Breistroffer

French botanist, zoologist and geologist (1910–1986)

Date of Birth: 15-Jul-1910

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1986

Profession: zoologist, paleontologist, botanist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer


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About Maurice A. F. Breistroffer

  • Maurice Andrè Frantz Breistroffer (15 July 1910, Paris – 17 February 1986, Grenoble) was a French paleontologist and botanist. He worked as a curator at the natural history museum in Grenoble.
  • He was recognized as a leading authority in the study of ammonites, of which, he circumscribed numerous taxa; e.g.
  • the families Oosterellidae (1940) and Leymeriellidae (1951).
  • As a botanist, he conducted investigations of plants native to southeastern France.
  • He described Scilla litardierei (amethyst meadow squill) and dozens of other botanical species.
  • Taxa with the specific epithet of breistrofferi commemorate his name.
  • In the field of entomology, he studied Coleoptera species found in the department of Drôme.

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