Suzanne Leclercq

Suzanne Célina Marie Julie Joséphine Leclercq (March 28, 1901 – June 12, 1994) was a Belgian paleobotanist and paleontologist known for her study of Devonian period plants.^[1]

Biography

She earned her Ph.D. at the University of Liège, and worked in Belgium and the United Kingdom throughout her research career.

She was a member of many scientific and professional societies, including the Botanical Society of America, the Paleobotanical Society of India, and the Geological Society of Belgium, which she led from 1953 to 1954. Leclercq was a professor of stratigraphy and paleophytology at her alma mater throughout her career, though she conducted research at the British Museum, the Geological Survey in London, the University of Glasgow, University of Manchester, University College London, and the University of Cambridge.^[2]

The standard author abbreviation Leclercq is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[3]

References

1. "Leclercq, Suzanne Célina Marie Julie Joséphine (1901-1994)". www.bestor.be (in French). Retrieved 2015-11-10.
2. Ogilvie, Marilyn; Harvey, Joy (2000). The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science. Taylor & Francis. ISBN 9780415920407.
3. International Plant Names Index.  Leclercq.