Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman

Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman
black-and-white image of Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman wearing a suit, tie, and pocket square, looking directly at camera from semi-profile
De Wildeman in 1931
Born(1866-10-19)19 October 1866
Saint-Josse-ten-Noode, Belgium
Died1947
EducationUniversité libre de Bruxelles
Known for
  • Flora of the Belgian Congo
  • Taxonomy of Central African plants
  • Studies in phycology
Scientific career
Fields
WorkplacesBotanical Garden of Brussels
Léo Errera
De Wild.

Émile Auguste Joseph De Wildeman (19 October 1866 – 1947) was a Belgian botanist, mycologist, and phycologist. He is known for his investigations of Congolese flora.

From 1883 to 1887, he studied pharmacy at the Université libre de Bruxelles. In 1891, he began work as a preparateur at the Botanical Garden of Brussels, an institution where he later served as director. In 1892, he received his doctorate in sciences (academic advisor, Léo Errera) and in 1926 attained the title of professor.

Selected works

The standard author abbreviation De Wild. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

References

  1. ↑ Bobyns, Walter (1971). "WILDEMAN (Émile-Auguste-Joseph DE)" (PDF). Bibliographie royale de Belgique.
  2. ↑ Stafleu, Frans A.; Cowan, Richard S. (1998) [1976-1988]. Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types (2nd ed.). Utrecht: Bohn, Scheltema & Holkema. ISBN 978-90-313-0224-6.
  3. ↑ WorldCat Identities Most widely held works by E. de Wildeman
  4. ↑ International Plant Names Index. De Wild.