Daniel Rapin (1799 in Payerne – 1882) was a Swiss pharmacist and botanist.
He worked as a pharmacist in Fribourg, Strasbourg, Paris, Geneva, Payerne (1832-1838) and Rolle (1838–1853). In 1853 he retired to Yverdon, later relocating to Plainpalais (Geneva) (1857).[1] Taxa with the specific epithet of rapini are named after him, an example being Salix rapini.[2]
Selected works
- Guide du botaniste dans le canton de Vaud, 1842 – Botanists guide to the canton of Vaud.
- Méthode analytique pour les plantes phanérogames extrait de la flore français de De Candolle, 1846 – Analytic method for phanerogams from the French flora of de Candolle.
- Flore des plantes vénéneuses de la Suisse, 1849 – Poisonous plants native to Switzerland.[3]
References
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