Jules Cardot
Encyclopedia
Jules Cardot was a French
botanist
and bryologist
considered in his time one of the world's leading experts on the mosses of Antarctica. His collection of herbarium
specimens at his laboratories in Charleville
was heavily looted and damaged during World War I
.
French people
The French are a nation that share a common French culture and speak the French language as a mother tongue. Historically, the French population are descended from peoples of Celtic, Latin and Germanic origin, and are today a mixture of several ethnic groups...
botanist
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
and bryologist
Bryology
Bryology is the branch of botany concerned with the scientific study of bryophytes . Bryophytes were first studied in detail in the 18th century...
considered in his time one of the world's leading experts on the mosses of Antarctica. His collection of herbarium
Herbarium
In botany, a herbarium – sometimes known by the Anglicized term herbar – is a collection of preserved plant specimens. These specimens may be whole plants or plant parts: these will usually be in a dried form, mounted on a sheet, but depending upon the material may also be kept in...
specimens at his laboratories in Charleville
Charleville, Marne
Charleville is a commune in the Marne department in north-eastern France....
was heavily looted and damaged during World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
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