Suzanne Jovet-Ast

Suzanne Jovet-Ast (born 1914) was a French botanist, who worked principally at the National Museum of Natural History, France.[1]

Suzanne Jovet-Ast
BornFebruary 8, 1914
Paris, France
DiedFebruary 22, 2006
Biarritz
NationalityFrench
CitizenshipFrance
Alma materLycée Voltaire (Paris)
Spouse(s)Paul Jovet
Scientific career
FieldsBotany and Bryology
InstitutionsNational Museum of Natural History, France and French National Centre for Scientific Research
Author abbrev. (botany)Ast
Jovet-Ast

Life

Suzanne Ast was born in Paris, France on February 8, 1914. She received her Baccalauréat (1932) from Lycée Voltaire (Paris) and obtained her doctorate (1943) while at the National Museum of Natural History. In 1939 she married the French botanist Paul Jovet.[2]

Work

She served as Cryptogamy Chair of the National Museum of Natural History from 1975 to 1982. Together with Hélène Bischler-Causse she co-founded the Association des Amis des Cryptogames in 1975.[3] In her early work she studied the flowering plant family Annonaceae, while the majority of her professional career was focused on Bryophytes. She retired in 1982.[4]

Legacy

She is the authority for at least 35 taxa using the name Ast including: IPNI. List of plant names with authority Ast. and 25 using the name Jovet-Ast including: IPNI. List of plant names with authority Jovet-Ast.

References
  1. Jaussaud, Philippe (2004). Du Jardin au Muséum en 516 biographies (in French). Paris: Museum national d'histoire naturelle. ISBN 978-2-85653-565-3. OCLC 645843523.
  2. Lamy, Denis (2006). "(Obiturary) Suzanne Jovet-Ast (8 February 1914, Paris - 22, February 2006, Biarritz)" (PDF). The Bryological Times. International Association of Bryologists. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  3. Gall, Line Le; Probert, Ian; Dennetiere, Bruno; Reviers, Bruno de; Bury, Edith (2015). "In Honor of Denis Lamy". Cryptogamie, Bryologie. 36 (3): 209–210. doi:10.7872/cryb/v36.iss3.2015.209. ISSN 1290-0796.
  4. "Index of Botanists: Jovet-Ast". Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries. n.d. Retrieved April 13, 2020.
  5. IPNI.  Ast.


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