Paul Cruchet

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Paul Cruchet (25 September 1875, Montpreveyres – 31 March 1964, Morges) was a Swiss mycologist who specialized in parasitic fungi. His father, Denis Cruchet (1847–1926), was a minister and amateur mycologist.

Montpreveyres Place in Vaud, Switzerland

Montpreveyres is a municipality in the district of Lavaux-Oron in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland.

Morges Place in Vaud, Switzerland

Morges is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud and the seat of the district of Morges. It is located on Lake Geneva.

In 1906 his received his doctorate in sciences at the University of Lausanne, and afterwards worked as a secondary school teacher in Payerne (from 1906) and Morges (from 1922). In 1924/25 he was president of the Société Vaudoise Sciences Naturelles (SVSN). [1] [2]

University of Lausanne university located in Lausanne, Switzerland

The University of Lausanne in Lausanne, Switzerland was founded in 1537 as a school of theology, before being made a university in 1890. As of fall 2017, about 15,000 students and 3,300 employees study and work at the university. Approximately 1,500 international students attend the university, which has a wide curriculum including exchange programs with world-renowned universities.

Payerne Place in Vaud, Switzerland

Payerne is a municipality in the Swiss canton of Vaud. It was the seat of the district of Payerne, and is now part of the district of Broye-Vully. The german name Peterlingen for the town is out of use.

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Eugéne Mayor was a Swiss physician and mycologist.

The standard author abbreviation P.Cruchet is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ Notice nécrologique : Paul Cruchet (1875-1964) Bulletin de la Société Vaudoise des Sciences Naturelles
  2. ↑ Paul Cruchet Histoire de la bryologie en Suisse
  3. ↑ Cyberliber
  4. ↑ IPNI.  P.Cruchet.
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