Dominique Alexandre Godron

Dominique Alexandre Godron (March 25, 1807 - August 16, 1880) was a French physician and botanist who was born in the town of Hayange, in the département Moselle.

Godron studied medicine at the University of Strasbourg, and during his career distinguished himself in natural sciences as well as in the field of medicine. In 1854 he became dean and professor of natural history to the Faculty of Sciences at Nancy. Here he established a natural history museum and reorganized its botanical garden (now the Jardin Dominique Alexandre Godron, renamed in his honor).

Among his written works was a publication on the flora of the Lorraine region of France called Flore de Lorraine (1843), and a treatise he co-authored with Jean Charles Marie Grenier (1808-1875) on the botany of France titled Flore de France.

Before Mendel he discovered the main features of hybridation.

The standard author abbreviation Godr. is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[1]

References

• Biography of Dominique Alexandre Godron, translated from French

1. ^ "Author Query". International Plant Names Index. http://www.ipni.org/ipni/authorsearchpage.do. 

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Name	Godron, Dominique Alexandre
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Date of birth	March 25, 1807
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Date of death	August 16, 1880
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