Alphonse Boistel

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Alphonse Barthélémy Martin Boistel (24 December 1836, Paris – 21 September 1908) was a French law professor, who performed research in the fields of geology and lichenology.

He studied law at

Grenoble,[1] then afterwards returned to Paris, where he was a professor of commercial law (1870–79) and civil law (1879–1907).[2]

As a lichenologist, he was the author of "Nouvelle flore des lichens pour la détermination facile des espèces" (2 volumes, 1896–1902).[3] In 1906 he was named president of the Société géologique de France.[4]

References

  1. ^ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  2. ^ Alphonse Boistel (1836-1908) data.bnf.fr
  3. ^ Nouvelle flore des lichens HathiTrust Digital Library
  4. ^ Alphonse-Barthélemy-Martin Boistel (1836-1908) Annales.org
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Boistel.