Biography:Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière

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Short description: Belgian botanist
Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière
Born1888
Died1982
NationalityBelgian
Scientific career
FieldsBotany
Author abbrev. (botany)Ghesq.

Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière (born 1888) was a Belgian botanist.[1][2]

Work

He collected plant specimens in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Uganda. He deposited many of his specimens in the herbarium at the Botanic Garden Meise (then called the National Botanic Garden of Belgium).[3]

Legacy

He is the authority for at least 59 taxa including: Template:Plantlist
The following species have been named in his honor:

Karschiogomphus ghesquierei Schouteden, 1934 (Syn. of Neurogomphus martininus Lacroix, 1921)[5]
Chlorocypha ghesquierei Fraser, 1959[5]

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