Charles Gaudichaud-Beaupré

Charles Gaudichaud -Beaupré ( born September 4, 1789 in Angoulême, † January 16, 1854 in Paris) was a French botanist. Its official botanical author abbreviation is " Gaudich. ".

Life and work

Gaudichaud -Beaupré was as a botanist on several extended trips to ship overseas. He accompanied botanist a world tour (1817-1820) by Louis de Freycinet; Jean René Constant Quoy him for this (1790-1869) was selected. 1830 to 1832 he took part in a trip to South America aboard the L' Herminie and so came to Brazil, Chile and Peru. He also took part in a 1836-1837 world tour of Auguste -Nicolas Vaillant ( 1793-1858 ) aboard the La Bonite.

Ehrentaxon

The plant genus Gaudichaudia Kunth. from the family of Malpighiengewächse ( Malpighiaceae ) has been named after him.

Works

• Generales Recherches sur l' Organography, la physiology et l' organogénie of végétaux. 1841.
• Voyage autour du monde, les années ... pendant 1817-1820, Botanique. From 1826 to 1830.
• Voyage aotour du monde, les années 1836 et executée pendant 1837 ... Botanique. From 1841 to 1866.

Swell

• Fritz Encke, Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold (eds.): Handbook of Plant Names. 13th edition. Ulmer Verlag, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5.