Camille François Sauvageau (12 May 1861 – 5 August 1936) was a French

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and phycologist. Sauvageau was born in

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. He studied at the

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, receiving his degree in natural sciences in 1884. Afterwards he served as an assistant to

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(1884–88) in Montpellier and to Philippe Van Tieghem (1885–91) in

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.Biodiversity Heritage Library
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications In 1891 he received his doctorate in

with the thesis "''Sur les feuilles de quelques Monocotylédones aquatiques''" (On the leaves of some aquatic

monocots Monocotyledons (), commonly referred to as monocots, (Lilianae ''sensu'' Chase & Reveal) are grass and grass-like flowering plants (angiosperms), the seeds of which typically contain only one embryonic leaf, or cotyledon. They constitute one of t ...

). In 1892 he attained a professorship at the

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, later serving as a professor of botany at the Faculty of Sciences of Bordeaux (1901–32). He is known for his investigations of

Phaeophyceae Brown algae (singular: alga), comprising the class Phaeophyceae, are a large group of multicellular algae, including many seaweeds located in colder waters within the Northern Hemisphere. Brown algae are the major seaweeds of the temperate and po ...

, being a

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of numerous

brown algae Brown algae (singular: alga), comprising the class Phaeophyceae, are a large group of multicellular algae, including many seaweeds located in colder waters within the Northern Hemisphere. Brown algae are the major seaweeds of the temperate and po ...

species. In 1926 he described the

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Sporochnales Sporochnacaeae is the only family in the order Sporochnales in the brown algae Brown algae (singular: alga), comprising the class Phaeophyceae, are a large group of multicellular algae, including many seaweeds located in colder waters within ...

. His name was lent to the

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genus ''Sauvageautia'' (now a synonym of '' Urosporella'' ) as well as to the

algae Algae (; singular alga ) is an informal term for a large and diverse group of photosynthetic eukaryotic organisms. It is a polyphyletic grouping that includes species from multiple distinct clades. Included organisms range from unicellular mic ...

genus ''Sauvageaugloia'' ( Hamel ex Kylin, 1940). The

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awarded him the Prix Montagne for 1904.

Selected writings

* ''Sur quelques algues phéosporées parasites'', 1892 - On some phaeosporic algae parasites. * ''Remarques sur les Sphacélariacées'', 1900–1914 - Remarks on

Sphacelariaceae Sphacelariaceae is a family of algae belonging to the order Sphacelariales. Genera: * '' Battersia'' Reinke ex Batters, 1890 * '' Chaetopteris'' Kützing, 1843 * '' Herpodiscus'' G.R.South, 1974 * '' Onslowia'' * '' Sphacelaria'' Lyngbye, 1818 ...

. * ''Sur une nouvelle complication dans l'alternance des générations des Cutleria'', 1907 - On a new complication in the "alternation of generations" involving Cutleria. * ''Recherches sur les laminaires des côtes de France'', 1918 - Research on

Laminaria ''Laminaria'' is a genus of brown seaweed in the order Laminariales (kelp), comprising 31 species native to the north Atlantic and northern Pacific Oceans. This economically important genus is characterized by long, leathery laminae and relativ ...

from coastal France. * ''Sur le développement de quelques phéosporées; Sur quelques algues phéosporées de la rade de Villefranche (

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); Sur quelques algues phéosporées de

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( Basses-Pyrénées)'', 1929 - On the development of some phaeospores, etc. He also made contributions to Narcisse Patouillard's ''Catalogue raisonné des plantes cellulaires de la Tunisie''.IDREF.fr
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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Sauvageau, Camille 19th-century French botanists French phycologists People from Angers Academic staff of the University of Bordeaux University of Montpellier alumni Academic staff of the University of Lyon 1861 births 1936 deaths 20th-century French botanists