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Gontran Georges Henri Hamel (1883–1944) was a French phycologist.

In 1927 he earned his doctorate in natural sciences with a thesis on the red algae genera Acrochaetium and Rhodochorton. He is known for research performed in the "Laboratoire de Cryptogamie" at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris. He reportedly died while trying to reach Paris by bicycle prior to its liberation in August 1944.

In 1924 with Pierre Allorge (1891–1944), he was co-founder of the journal Revue algologique. Since 1927 he was also the editor and a contributor to the exsiccata series Algues de France.

In 1942 Frederik Børgesen named the brown algae genus Hamelella (family Chordariaceae) in his honor. Also, the red algae species Lithothamnion hamelii is one of several species that bear his name.

Written works

  • Recherches sur les genres Acrochaetium Naeg. et Rhodochorton Naeg., 1927. (doctoral thesis)
  • Chlorophycées des côtes française, Revue algologique, 1928 - Chlorophyceae of coastal France.
  • Floridées de France Laboratoire de Cryptogamie, (1924–1933) - Florideae of France.
  • Phéophycées de France, 1931–1939 - Phaeophyceae of France.
  • Corallinacées de France et d'Afrique du Nord (with Paul Lemoine) - Corallinaceae of France and northern Africa.
The standard author abbreviation Hamel is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

References

  1. Hamel, Gontran (1927). Recherches sur les genres Acrochaetium Naeg. et Rhodochorton Naeg (in French). Impr. R. Jacqueline. OCLC 551407124.
  2. JSTOR Plant Science Hamel, Gontran Georges Henri (1883–1944)
  3. ^ BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  4. Cryptogamie Algologie Archived 2015-01-15 at the Wayback Machine - CRYPTOGAMIE - The Journal
  5. Willemetia Florain - Association des Botanistes Lorrains
  6. "Algues de France ... ce recueil publié à 100 exemplaires par le revue algologique sous la direction de G. Hamel: IndExs ExsiccataID=587906304". IndExs – Index of Exsiccatae. Botanische Staatssammlung München. Retrieved 20 June 2024.
  7. Algaebase Hamelella Børgesen, 1942
  8. Algaebase Lithothamnion hamelii
  9. IDREF.fr (bibliography)
  10. WorldCat Titles Corallinacées de France et d'Afrique du Nord
  11. International Plant Names Index.  Hamel.
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