Alphonse Louis Paul Matruchot (born 14 January 1863 in Verrey-sous-Salmaise and died 5 July 1921 in

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) was a French

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. In 1883 he began work as an assistant teacher at the

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in Paris. In 1889 he received his

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for

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, becoming a préparateur of

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at the

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(serving from 1889 to 1892). He earned his doctorate in 1892, later being appointed ''chef de travaux pratiques'' to the faculty of

. In 1902-04 he was a lecturer at the École normale supérieure, followed by an assignment as deputy assistant professor (1904–12). Matruchot was a member of the

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and the

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(1890).

Selected publications

* ''Recherches sur le développement de quelques mucédinées'', 1892 – Research on the development of some mucidines. * ''Les mycelium truffiers blancs'', 1903 with Émile Boulanger – The

white truffle ''Tuber magnatum'', the white truffle ( Italian: ), is a species of truffle in the order Pezizales and family Tuberaceae. It is found in southern Europe, the Balkans and Thailand. Description Fruiting in autumn, they can reach diameter and , ...

mycelium Mycelium (: mycelia) is a root-like structure of a fungus consisting of a mass of branching, thread-like hyphae. Its normal form is that of branched, slender, entangled, anastomosing, hyaline threads. Fungal colonies composed of mycelium are fo ...

. * ''Notice sommaire sur les travaux scientifiques de M. Louis Matruchot'', 1917 – Summary guide on the scientific work of Louis Matruchot. * ''Sur la culture artificielle de la truffe'', – On the artificial culture of truffles.IDREF.fr
(bibliography)

References

French mycologists 1863 births 1921 deaths People from Côte-d'Or {{mycologist-stub