Eugène Jacob De Cordemoy
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Eugène Jacob de Cordemoy (1835 in Saint-André, Réunion – 25 April 1911 in Hellbourg, Salazie,
Réunion Réunion (; ; ; known as before 1848) is an island in the Indian Ocean that is an overseas departments and regions of France, overseas department and region of France. Part of the Mascarene Islands, it is located approximately east of the isl ...
) was a French physician and
botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...
. He had a particular interest in
orchids Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Earth ...
, continuing the work of Charles Frappier. He is the author of ''Flore de l'île de la Réunion'' (English: ''Flora of the island of Réunion'') published in 1895. He also studied birds.


Bibliography

* ''Rapport sur la maladie de la canne à sucre; lu à la Chambre d'agriculture à sa session de juin 1868'', Saint-Denis; G. Lahuppe, 1868. * ''Rapport de la commission chargée d'étudier la catastrophe du Grand-Sablé, à Salazie'', (Rapporteur : Dr Jacob de Cordemoy) Saint-Denis (Réunion) : impr. de G. Lahuppe, 1876. * ''Flore de l'Île de la Réunion. Fascicule I, Cryptogames vasculaires, (fougeres, lycopodes, sélaginelles)'', Saint-Denis, Réunion : Typographie de la Vérité, 1891. * ''Flore de l'île de la Réunion (phanérogames, cryptogames, vasculaires, muscinées) avec l'indication des propriétés économiques & industrielles des plantes'', Paris, P. Klinsksieck, 1895.WorldCat Search
published works


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1835 births 1911 deaths 19th-century French botanists Orchidologists Botanists active in Africa Flora of Réunion People from Réunion {{Réunion-bio-stub