Charles Jacques Édouard Morren (2 December 1833 – 28 February 1886) was a Belgian botanist, professor of botany and director of the Jardin botanique de l'Université de Liège from 1857 to 1886. His special field of study was the Bromeliaceae on which family he was the recognized authority. He was the son of Charles François Antoine Morren.
He was editor of the journal La Belgique Horticole in which he published descriptions of numerous new species. He was working on a monograph of the Bromeliaceae when death intervened at a relatively youthful 53 years. His manuscripts and commissioned watercolor plates were sold to Kew Gardens by his widow shortly after his death and examined by John Gilbert Baker and Carl Christian Mez, who described numerous unpublished new species. Baker made extensive use of these paintings in the preparation of his Handbook of the Bromeliaceae which was published in 1889.
Morren employed four artists to work on the plates - Marie Jean Guillaume Cambresier,[1] R. Sartorius, Francois Stroobant (1819-1916) and François De Tollenaere. Their style later heavily influenced Margaret Mee's paintings.
charles, jacques, Édouard, morren, december, 1833, february, 1886, belgian, botanist, professor, botany, director, jardin, botanique, université, liège, from, 1857, 1886, special, field, study, bromeliaceae, which, family, recognized, authority, charles, franç. Charles Jacques Edouard Morren 2 December 1833 28 February 1886 was a Belgian botanist professor of botany and director of the Jardin botanique de l Universite de Liege from 1857 to 1886 His special field of study was the Bromeliaceae on which family he was the recognized authority He was the son of Charles Francois Antoine Morren Charles Jacques Edouard MorrenBorn2 December 1833Ghent BelgiumDied22 June 1929 1929 06 22 aged 96 Liege BelgiumNationalityBelgianScientific careerFieldsBotanyInstitutionsUniversity of Liege Botanical GardenAuthor abbrev botany E Morren He was editor of the journal La Belgique Horticole in which he published descriptions of numerous new species He was working on a monograph of the Bromeliaceae when death intervened at a relatively youthful 53 years His manuscripts and commissioned watercolor plates were sold to Kew Gardens by his widow shortly after his death and examined by John Gilbert Baker and Carl Christian Mez who described numerous unpublished new species Baker made extensive use of these paintings in the preparation of his Handbook of the Bromeliaceae which was published in 1889 Morren employed four artists to work on the plates Marie Jean Guillaume Cambresier 1 R Sartorius Francois Stroobant 1819 1916 and Francois De Tollenaere Their style later heavily influenced Margaret Mee s paintings The standard author abbreviation E Morren is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 2 References edit Jean et Joseph Cambresier petits maitres liegeois de talent Archived July 19 2008 at the Wayback Machine International Plant Names Index E Morren Bibliography editBrummitt R K C E Powell 1992 Authors of Plant Names Royal Botanic Gardens Kew ISBN 1 84246 085 4 nbsp nbsp nbsp This article about a Belgian botanist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Jacques Edouard Morren amp oldid 1109791000, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
