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Louis Claude Richard

Louis Claude Richard is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Louis Claude Richard rather than just read about it. In short: Louis Claude Marie Richard (French pronunciation: [lwi klod maʁi ʁiʃaʁ]; 19 September 1754 – 6 June 1821) was a French botanist and botanical illustrator. The standard author abbreviation Rich. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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Reference excerpt

Louis Claude Marie Richard (French pronunciation: [lwi klod maʁi ʁiʃaʁ]; 19 September 1754 – 6 June 1821) was a French botanist and botanical illustrator. The standard author abbreviation Rich. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

Biography

Richard was born at Versailles. Between 1781 and 1789 he collected botanical specimens in Central America and the West Indies. On his return he became a professor at the École de médecine in Paris. His books included Demonstrations botaniques (1808), De Orchideis europaeis (1817), Commentatio botanica de Conifereis et Cycadeis (1826) and De Musaceis commentatio botanica (1831). He gave us the special description terminology for the orchids, such as pollinium and gynostemium. The genus Richardia Kunth, (Araceae) was named in his honor. It is now a synonym of the genus Zantedeschia. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Rich. when citing a botanical name. His son was another notable botanist, Achille Richard.

Eponyms A species of Caribbean lizard, Anolis richardii, is named in honor of Louis Claude Richard. A species of Caribbean snake, Typhlops richardii, is named in honor of either Louis Claude Richard or his son Achille Richard.

Note Other botanists called Richard are: Achille Richard (1794–1852), his son (A.Rich.) Jean Michel Claude Richard (1787–1868) (J.M.C.Rich.) Olivier Jules Richard (1836–1896) (O.J.Rich.) Claude Richard fl. (C.Rich) Joseph Herve Pierre Richard (J.H.P.Rich.)

References

Further reading Urban, Ignaz. Notae biographicae, Symb. Antill. 3:111,1900.

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Louis Claude Richard

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Louis Claude Richard claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Louis Claude Richard before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Louis Claude Richard ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Louis Claude Richard

In research: Louis Claude Richard appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Louis Claude Richard in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Louis Claude Richard is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1754 births, 1821 deaths, 18th-century French botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Louis Claude Richard outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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