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

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.