Alphonse Barthèlè Boistel

French botanist (1836-1908)1

Alphonse Barthélémy Martin Boistel (24 December 1836, Paris – 21 September 1908) was a French law professor, who performed research in the fields of geology and lichenology.2

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Born Dec 24, 1836, died Sep 21, 1908.1

About

He studied law at Collège Rollin and at the University of Paris, obtaining his law degree in 1864. From 1865 to 1870 he served as a professor to the faculty of law at Grenoble, then afterwards returned to Paris, where he was a professor of commercial law (1870–79) and civil law (1879–1907).

As a lichenologist, he was the author of "Nouvelle flore des lichens pour la détermination facile des espèces" (2 volumes, 1896–1902). In 1906 he was named president of the Société géologique de France.

From Wikipedia’s article on Alphonse Barthèlè Boistel, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Early life and education

  • 1845 to 1856Collège-lycée Jacques-Decour3

Career

Occupation: botanist, lichenologist, mycologist, jurist.7

  • 1906President of the Geological Society of France5
  • 1879 to 1907Professor5
  • 1870 to 1879Lecturer5
  • Since 1865Lecturer5
  • Date not recordedWorked at Grenoble Alpes University4
  • Date not recordedWorked at University of Paris4
  • Date not recordedChair, Société géologique de France6

Personal life

  • BornDec 24, 1836, former 12th arrondissement of Paris8
  • DiedSep 21, 1908, Paris9
  • CitizenshipFrance10

Awards

  • 1888Knight of the Legion of Honour11 12
  • 1877officier d'académie11