Ernest Cosson

Ernest Saint-Charles Cosson (July 22, 1819 – December 31, 1889) was a French botanist born in Paris

He is remembered for his studies of botanical species from North Africa, and during his career participated in eight trips to Algeria. With Jacques Nicolas Ernest Germain de Saint-Pierre (1815–1882), he published the influential Atlas de la Flore des Environs de Paris. From 1873 to 1889 he was a member of the Académie des sciences.

A number of botanical species contain his name, such as: Teucrium cossonii (Fruity Teucrium), Pyrus cossonii (Algerian pear), Limprichtia cossonii, Hypnum cossonii and Scorpidium cossonii.

Selected writings

Atlas de la flore des environs de Paris ou illustrations de toutes les espèces des genres difficiles et de la plupart des plantes litigieuses de cette région, 1845
Rapport sur un Voyage botanique en Algérie, de Philippeville a` Biskra et dansles Monts Aure's, 1856
Instructions sur les observations et les collections botaniques à faire dans les voyages, 1872
Note sur le projet de création en Algérie d'une mer dite intérieure, 1880
Forets, bois et broussailles des principales localités du Nord de la Tunisie explores. 1883

The standard author abbreviation Coss. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

References

^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do.

Parts of this article are based on translations of articles from the French and Spanish Wikipedia.
Academie de Sciences Web Page
Google-Translated page about the Atlas de la Flore des Environs de Paris

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