Jean Feldmann (1905–1978) was a French biologist, specialising in
marine algae.
Biography
Jean Feldmann was born on 25 June 1905 in
Paris.
He initially studied
pharmacy
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, gaining his first degree in 1929, before turning his attentions to marine algae.
In 1933, he took up a position as an assistant at the
University of Algiers, where he also completed his doctorate in 1937, married his assistant, Geneviève Mazoyer, in 1938, and rose to professor in 1948.
The couple moved to Paris when Jean took up a position at the institution that became the
Université Pierre et Marie Curie, where they remained until his retirement in 1976.
He died suddenly on 18 September 1978.
Work
Feldmann published around 220 scientific works, mostly on marine algae, but also covering various fungi, mosses, freshwater algae and flowering plants.
Feldmann strongly believed in international scientific co-operation
and, as well as co-founding the Société Phycologique de France in 1955, strongly advocated the foundation of an
International Phycological Society
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,
of which he served as the first president from its foundation in 1961 until his retirement.
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References
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1905 births
1978 deaths
French phycologists
French marine biologists
Scientists from Paris
University of Algiers alumni
Academic staff of the University of Algiers
Academic staff of the University of Paris
20th-century French zoologists