Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière


Jean Hector Paul Auguste Ghesquière was a Belgian botanist.

Work

He collected plant specimens in Angola, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Niger, São Tomé and Príncipe, and Uganda. He deposited many of his specimens in the herbarium at the Botanic Garden Meise.

Legacy

He is the authority for at least 59 taxa including:
The following species have been named in his honor:
Karschiogomphus ghesquierei Schouteden, 1934
Chlorocypha ghesquierei Fraser, 1959