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Édouard-Jean Gilbert

French mycologist (1888-1954)

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionDec 25, 2025
Entity authorityQ3719713 ↗
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Édouard-Jean Gilbert (1888–1954) was a French mycologist.

He wrote a thesis on the genus Amanita in 1919, and subsequently a monograph on them in 1941.

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The public source identifies “Édouard-Jean Gilbert” as french mycologist (1888-1954). This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around Édouard-Jean, Gilbert and French.

Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1888, 1954, 1919, 1941—that can be checked directly. The linked authority record independently contributes the date 1888-01-01. Its value is orientation rather than verdict, with Édouard-Jean, Gilbert and French providing the first useful test.
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Named sources, stable identifiers and responsible institutions provide the strongest route from overview to verifiable evidence. The source revision retrieved here is dated Dec 25, 2025. The linked authority identifier is Q3719713. VIAF identifies the subject as 30647451. The Library of Congress control number is n89654279. 2 of 3 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 1888, 1954, 1919 and 1941.

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This entry incorporates text from “Édouard-Jean Gilbert” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.