Alphonse Louis Paul Matruchot (born 14 January 1863 in Verrey-sous-Salmaise and died 5 July 1921 in

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) was a French

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. In 1883 he began work as an assistant teacher at the

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in Paris. In 1889 he received his

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for

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, becoming a préparateur of

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at the

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(serving from 1889 to 1892). He earned his doctorate in 1892, later being appointed ''chef de travaux pratiques'' to the faculty of

. In 1902-04 he was a lecturer at the École normale supérieure, followed by an assignment as deputy assistant professor (1904-12). Matruchot was a member of the

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and the

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(1890).

Selected publications

* ''Recherches sur le développement de quelques mucédinées'', 1892 – Research on the development of some mucidines. * ''Les mycelium truffiers blancs'', 1903 with Émile Boulanger – The

white truffle ''Tuber magnatum'', the white truffle (Italian: ), is a species of truffle in the order Pezizales and family Tuberaceae. It is found in southern Europe. Distribution It is found mainly in the Langhe and Montferrat areas of the Piedmont region ...

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. * ''Notice sommaire sur les travaux scientifiques de M. Louis Matruchot'', 1917 – Summary guide on the scientific work of Louis Matruchot. * ''Sur la culture artificielle de la truffe'', – On the artificial culture of truffles.IDREF.fr
(bibliography)

References

French mycologists 1863 births 1921 deaths People from Côte-d'Or {{mycologist-stub