Françoise Ardré (1931–2010) was a French
phycologist and
marine scientist
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, honoured as the namesake of the
red alga
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known as ''Pterosiphonia ardreana''.
[ Christine A. Maggs & Max H. Hommersand (1993) ''Seaweeds of the British Isles: a collaborative project of the British Phycological Society and the Natural History Museum''; Vol. 1, Part 3A Rhodophyta. Ceramiales. London: HMSO]
After gaining a Doctorate in Sciences, Ardré was in charge of the phycology department of the
Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle
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in
Paris
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. She also conducted research programs in Portugal, in Spain (
Cadaqués
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) and in France (
Ile d'Yeu
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), among another locations. Skilled at holding her breath and diving without a wetsuit in the cold water of the ocean, she personally collected the specimens she was studying.
Her most well known published literary work is ''Contribution à l'étude des Algues Marines du
Portugal
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