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Pierre Marie Édouard Lamy de la Chapelle

Pierre Marie Édouard Lamy de la Chapelle 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 Pierre Marie Édouard Lamy de la Chapelle rather than just read about it. In short: Pierre Marie Édouard Lamy de la Chapelle (1804, Limoges – 23 September 1886) was a French botanist, and notably a bryologist. Lamy de la Chapelle is known for botanical investigations of Haute-Vienne.

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Reference excerpt

Pierre Marie Édouard Lamy de la Chapelle (1804, Limoges – 23 September 1886) was a French botanist, and notably a bryologist. Lamy de la Chapelle is known for botanical investigations of Haute-Vienne. In his research he collaborated with botanist Louis Jules Ernest Malinvaud (1836–1913). In 1841, he edited the exsiccata Flora Galliae et Germaniae exsiccata which was later continued by Paul Constant Billot. In 1866, he became a member of the "Société botanique de France". His herbarium, the Herbier Pierre Marie Edouard Lamy de la Chapelle is housed at the Institut des Herbiers Universitaires in Clermont-Ferrand. The moss species, Didymodon lamyanus and Trichostomum lamyanum are named after him. He is member of the family Lamy de La Chapelle.

Writings Mousses et hépatiques du département de la Haute-Vienne, 1875 - Mosses and hepatics of the department of Haute-Vienne. Mousses et hépatiques du Mont-Dore, 1875 - Mosses and hepatics of Mont-Dore. Mousses et hépatiques du Mont-Dore et de la Haute-Vienne, 1878 - Mosses and hepatics of Mont-Dore and in Haute-Vienne. Invasion dans la Haute-Vienne de la maladie de la vigne dite le Mildiou, 1882 - treatise on mildew affecting vines in Haute-Vienne.

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Example 3 — an exam-style question

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In the classroom: Pierre Marie Édouard Lamy de la Chapelle is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1804 births, 1886 deaths, 19th-century French botanists, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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