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Autran, Eugène John Benjamin (1855-1912)
Date Updated: 19 April 2013
Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
Eugène John Benjamin
Last name
Autran
Initials
E.J.B.
Life Dates
1855 - 1912
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BAF (main), G (main), SI (main), CHE, MPU, NH, NY, P, TBI
Countries
Temperate South America: Argentina, ParaguayEurope: Austria, SwitzerlandBrazilian region: BrazilCentral American Continent: Costa RicaTropical Africa: GabonNorth American region: United States
Associate(s)
Barbey, William (1842-1914) (co-collector)
Pennington, Miles Stuart (fl. 1902-1903) (specimens from)
Pennington, Miles Stuart (fl. 1902-1903) (specimens from)
Biography
Austrian botanist. Eugène Autran worked at the Boissier Herbarium in Geneva and was editor of the Bulletin l'Herbier Boissier. He had a close working and personal relationship with Edward George Post, an American botanist working in Syria, with whom he exchanged many letters. Together they worked on the Plantae Postianae, Autran using the herbarium specimens in Geneva to identify plants that Post could not. They published the first five volumes together and Autran had agreed to describe material for future issues, however, their friendship later ended and Post had to publish the last volume alone. Autran left the herbarium under circumstances said by Post to "reflect his character and honesty". Before this cloud came over their partnership Post named three species after Autran: Aster autranii, Galium autranii and Hieracium autranii. A genus also bears his name, Autrania, described by Winkler and Barbey. From 1901 Autran was based in Argentina where he not only published in the field of plant taxonomy but also wrote entomological works on plant parasites and mosquitoes of Argentina (1907). In 1906 he also published a zoological work on the topic of Chinchillas.
Sources:
Musselman, L. J., 2006, "The botanical activities of George Edward Post (1838-1909) ". Archives of Natural History 33(2): 282-301.
Sources:
Musselman, L. J., 2006, "The botanical activities of George Edward Post (1838-1909) ". Archives of Natural History 33(2): 282-301.
References
Brummitt, R.K. & Powell, C.E., Authors Pl. Names (1992): 38;
Date Updated: 19 April 2013
Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
Eugène John Benjamin
Last name
Autran
Initials
E.J.B.
Life Dates
1855 - 1912
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BAF (main), G (main), SI (main), CHE, MPU, NH, NY, P, TBI
Countries
Temperate South America: Argentina, ParaguayEurope: Austria, SwitzerlandBrazilian region: BrazilCentral American Continent: Costa RicaTropical Africa: GabonNorth American region: United States
Associate(s)
Barbey, William (1842-1914) (co-collector)
Pennington, Miles Stuart (fl. 1902-1903) (specimens from)
Pennington, Miles Stuart (fl. 1902-1903) (specimens from)
Biography
Austrian botanist. Eugène Autran worked at the Boissier Herbarium in Geneva and was editor of the Bulletin l'Herbier Boissier. He had a close working and personal relationship with Edward George Post, an American botanist working in Syria, with whom he exchanged many letters. Together they worked on the Plantae Postianae, Autran using the herbarium specimens in Geneva to identify plants that Post could not. They published the first five volumes together and Autran had agreed to describe material for future issues, however, their friendship later ended and Post had to publish the last volume alone. Autran left the herbarium under circumstances said by Post to "reflect his character and honesty". Before this cloud came over their partnership Post named three species after Autran: Aster autranii, Galium autranii and Hieracium autranii. A genus also bears his name, Autrania, described by Winkler and Barbey. From 1901 Autran was based in Argentina where he not only published in the field of plant taxonomy but also wrote entomological works on plant parasites and mosquitoes of Argentina (1907). In 1906 he also published a zoological work on the topic of Chinchillas.
Sources:
Musselman, L. J., 2006, "The botanical activities of George Edward Post (1838-1909) ". Archives of Natural History 33(2): 282-301.
Sources:
Musselman, L. J., 2006, "The botanical activities of George Edward Post (1838-1909) ". Archives of Natural History 33(2): 282-301.
References
Brummitt, R.K. & Powell, C.E., Authors Pl. Names (1992): 38;
Date Updated: 19 April 2013
Herbarium
Natural History Museum (BM)
Collection
Plant Collectors
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Contributor
Natural History Museum (BM)
First name(s)
Eugène John Benjamin
Last name
Autran
Initials
E.J.B.
Life Dates
1855 - 1912
Specification
Plant collector
Groups collected
Spermatophytes
Organisation(s)
BAF (main), G (main), SI (main), CHE, MPU, NH, NY, P, TBI
Countries
Temperate South America: Argentina, ParaguayEurope: Austria, SwitzerlandBrazilian region: BrazilCentral American Continent: Costa RicaTropical Africa: GabonNorth American region: United States
Associate(s)
Barbey, William (1842-1914) (co-collector)
Pennington, Miles Stuart (fl. 1902-1903) (specimens from)
Pennington, Miles Stuart (fl. 1902-1903) (specimens from)
Biography
Austrian botanist. Eugène Autran worked at the Boissier Herbarium in Geneva and was editor of the Bulletin l'Herbier Boissier. He had a close working and personal relationship with Edward George Post, an American botanist working in Syria, with whom he exchanged many letters. Together they worked on the Plantae Postianae, Autran using the herbarium specimens in Geneva to identify plants that Post could not. They published the first five volumes together and Autran had agreed to describe material for future issues, however, their friendship later ended and Post had to publish the last volume alone. Autran left the herbarium under circumstances said by Post to "reflect his character and honesty". Before this cloud came over their partnership Post named three species after Autran: Aster autranii, Galium autranii and Hieracium autranii. A genus also bears his name, Autrania, described by Winkler and Barbey. From 1901 Autran was based in Argentina where he not only published in the field of plant taxonomy but also wrote entomological works on plant parasites and mosquitoes of Argentina (1907). In 1906 he also published a zoological work on the topic of Chinchillas.
Sources:
Musselman, L. J., 2006, "The botanical activities of George Edward Post (1838-1909) ". Archives of Natural History 33(2): 282-301.
Sources:
Musselman, L. J., 2006, "The botanical activities of George Edward Post (1838-1909) ". Archives of Natural History 33(2): 282-301.
References
Brummitt, R.K. & Powell, C.E., Authors Pl. Names (1992): 38;
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