Casimir de Candolle

Anne Casimir Pyrame de Candolle
Anne Casimir Pyrame de Candolle
Anne Casimir Pyrame de Candolle
Born (1836-02-20)20 February 1836
Geneva
Died 3 October 1918(1918-10-03) (aged 82)
Chêne-Bougeries
Nationality Swiss
Known for plant systematics, plant physiology
Spouse(s) Anna-Mathilde Marcet
Children Raymond Charles de Candolle (1864–1935), Florence Pauline Lucienne de Candolle (1865–1943), Richard Émile Augustin de Candolle (1868–1920), Reyne Marguerite de Candolle (1876–1958)
Awards doctor honoris causa
Scientific career
Fields botany
Influences Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle
Author abbrev. (botany) C.DC.

Anne Casimir Pyrame de Candolle (20 February 1836, Geneva – 3 October 1918, Chêne-Bougeries) was a Swiss botanist, the son of Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle.

Early life and education

He studied chemistry, physics and mathematics in Paris (1853–57), later spending time in England, where he met with Miles Berkeley. In 1859 he visited Algeria, and during the following year, continued his education in Berlin.[1] Afterwards, he returned to Geneva as an assistant and colleague to his father. He married Anna-Mathilde Marcet and they had four children: Raymond Charles de Candolle (1864–1935), Florence Pauline Lucienne de Candolle (1865–1943), Richard Émile Augustin de Candolle (1868–1920) and Reyne Marguerite de Candolle (1876–1958).[2]

Career

In the field of plant systematics, he used criteria such as stem structure and/or leaf arrangement as a basis of anatomical criteria. As a plant physiologist, he conducted investigations on the movement of leaves, the curling of tendrils, the effect of low temperatures on seed germination and the influence of ultraviolet radiation on flower formation. He was particularly interested in the botanical family Piperaceae.[3]

He continued work on Monographiae phanerogamarum, a project begun by his father,[4] and was co-editor of the Archives des sciences physiques et naturelles (Geneva). He held honorary degrees (doctor honoris causa) from the universities of Rostock, Geneva, Aberdeen and Uppsala.[3]

References

  1. ↑ von Müller, Ferdinand (1 Jan 2006). Selected Correspondence of Ferdinand Von Mueller. Peter Lang. ISBN 9783906757100.
  2. ↑ Rossellat, Lionel. "Florence Pauline Lucienne de Candolle – Arbre généalogique Lionel Rossellat – Geneanet". Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  3. 1 2 Balmer, Heinz. "Candolle, Casimir de". Dictionnaire historique de la Suisse. Retrieved 3 April 2015.
  4. ↑ de Candolle, Alphonse; de Candole, Anne Casimir Pyramus (1878). Monographiae phanerogamarum.
  5. ↑ IPNI.  C.DC.



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