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Delavay, Jean Marie (1834–1895) View Biographical Record
Article: Delavayanus; Delavayi
Publication: Verklarend woordenboek der wetenschappelijke plantennamen: namen van de in Nederland en Nederlandsch-Indië...
Subject ID: 8744
| Subject Name: | Delavay, Jean Marie |
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| Article Title: | Delavayanus; Delavayi |
| Publication Primary Author: | Backer, C. A. |
| Publication Date: | 1936 |
| Call Number: | L15 B126v000 |
| Notes: | 1834-1895; born les Gets, Dépt. Haute-Savoie, France, died Yun-nan-fu, S. -China; mission.; 1867 in Kwan-si; 1881 in Yun-nan (the "Switzerland of S. China"); coll. plants, for Hance, later sent 50,000 numbers 3000 species were new for China and 1800 new for science; the South-Chinese flora became known by him. He clombed over 60 times the mt. Tzu-mei-chan (ca. 16,000 ft.) and proved the S. China flora to have 3-20 times more species in the same genera as the European flora has. Infected by pestilence; afterwards bad health; 1891 to Europe where he got a stroke; back to Yun-nan; coll. again.; 1894 a rest-cure in Longke, coll. there also; sent 750 numbers to France (the rest being destroyed by moisture and mould); Coll. also shells. Excellent and complete annotations with all collections. |