Jean Koechlin

Jean Koechlin (28 August 1920 – 13 September 2009) was a French botanist and Christian hymn writer.^[1]

Koechlin was born on 28 August 1920 in Basel, on the river Rhine, in northwestern Switzerland.^[2] He was a lifelong Plymouth Brethren, of the Exclusive Brethren that followed a division with William Kelly in 1881.

Koechlin authored the book Flore et Végétation de Madagascar with Jean-Louis Guillaumet and Philippe Morat. It is the standard work on the vegetation of Madagascar.^[3]

Koechlin died on 13 September 2009 in Francheville, Metropolis of Lyon, region of Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, eastern France.^[2] He was a grandson of Maurice Koechlin, structural engineer.

The standard author abbreviation Koechlin is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.^[4]

Books edit

Flore et Végétation de Madagascar, 1974 ISBN 9783904144063
Pas de réponse à ma prière?, 1993. Valence: Bibles et publications chrétiennes.
Qui sont les vrais adorateurs?, 2004. Ibid.

References edit

^ "Jean Koechlin". Hymn Time. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
^ ^a ^b "Koechlin, Jean (1920–2009)". BnF. Retrieved 12 March 2023.
^ "Flore et Végétation de Madagascar [Flora and Vegetation of Madagascar]".
^ International Plant Names Index. Koechlin.

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[1] "Jean Koechlin". Hymn Time. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

[BnF-2] "Koechlin, Jean (1920–2009)". BnF. Retrieved 12 March 2023.

[3] "Flore et Végétation de Madagascar [Flora and Vegetation of Madagascar]".

[4] International Plant Names Index. Koechlin.

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