Paul Guillaume Farges

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Father Paul Guillaume Farges (1844–1912) was a French catholic missionary, botanist and plant collector, based for much of his life (from 1867) in China, serving at Chongqing from 1892 until his death.

He collected over 4,000 plant specimens, including numerous species new to science, which were sent back to the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris, where they were named and described by Adrien Franchet.

His name is commemorated in several plants, including Abies fargesii, Corylus fargesii, Decaisnea fargesii, Salix fargesii, and Torreya fargesii. Most notably the Fargesia genus of bamboos is named for him.

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

References

↑ "Author Query for 'Farges'". International Plant Names Index.

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Name	Farges, Paul Guillaume
Alternative names	Father Farges
Short description	French botanist
Date of birth	1844
Place of birth
Date of death	1912
Place of death

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