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### Author
Zeiller, \[Charles\] René (1847-1915), French palaeobotanist; studied at the École polytechnique 1865-1867 and the École des mines 1867-1870; from 1871 with the Conseil général des mines; from 1878 as secretary; from 1878 also professor of palaeobotany at the École des mines; from 1911 vice-president of the Conseil général des Mines; Acad. Sci. 1901.
**Abbreviated name**: *Zeiller* \[standard form in IPNI: *Zeiller*\]
#### Herbarium and types
Some material at [[Collection K|K]].– *Letters* to E. Malinvaud at [[Collection P|P]]; other letters at [[Collection G|G]].
#### Bibliography and biography
Andrews p. 353-354; Barnhart 3: 538 (b. 14 Jan 1847, d. 27 Nov 1915); BJI 1: 65; BM 5: 2383-2384, 8: 1470; Bossert p. 449; De Toni 4: lxv; DSB 14: 599-600 (F. Stockmans); Herder p. 354; Moebius p. 381-382; Quenstedt p. 472; SK 1: 591; TL-2/9023, 9024, 11.818; Tucker 1: 758; Zander ed. 10, p. 735, ed. 11, p. 838-839.
#### Biofile
- Alpern, B. et al., Rev. Paleobot. Palynol. 7: 149-199 (p.p.). 1968.
- Andrews, H.N., The fossil hunters 333-335. 1980.
- Anon., Bot. Centralbl. 87: 271. 1901 (Acad. Sci.), 111: 96. 1909 (dr. phil. h.c. Cambridge), 131: 32. 1916 (d.); Cat. gén. livr. impr. Bibl. nat. 205-212. 1980; Grand Larousse encycl. 10: 1009. 1964; Hedwigia 40: (175). 1901 (Acad. sci.), 58: (88). 1916 (d.); Nature 81: 14. 1909; Proc. R. Soc. Edinburgh 37: 11. 1918 (d.); Qui êtes-vous 1908: 490; Science ser. 2. 43: 18. 1916 (d.); Who's who? London 1910-1916; Who was who (London) 1897-1915: xxviii. 1935.
- Bonnier, G., Rev. gén. bot. 28: 354-367. 1916, 29: 5-20, 33-35, 73-88. 1917 (obit., portr., bibl.).
- Carpentier, A., Bull. Soc. bot. France 75: 46-67, *pl. 3.* 1928 (obit., portr., bibl.).
- Doello-Jurado, M., Physis 2(11): 320-323. 1916 (obit.).
- Douvillé, H., Bull. Soc. géol. France, Bull. nécrol., ser. 4. 17: 301-320. 1917 (obit., portr., bibl.).
- E.W.B., Science ser. 2. 43: 201-202. 1916 (obit.).
- Jeffrey, E.C., Bot. Gaz. 61: 528-529. 1916.
- Scott, D.H., Proc. Linn. Soc. London 1915-1916: 74-78.
- Seward, A.C., Nature 96: 402. 1916 (obit.); Quart. J. Geol. Soc. London 72: 1-liii. 1916 (biogr.).
- Stopes, M.C., Geol. Mag. 619: 47-48. 1916 (obit.).
- Verdoorn, F., ed., Man. pteridol. 640. 1938.
- Werner, R.G., Bull. Acad. Soc. Lorrain. Sci. 6(2): 125-126. 1966.
- Zittel, K.A. von, Gesch. Geol. Paläobot. 789. 1899.
#### Composite works
- (1) *Preface*, to F. Pelourde, *Paléontol. vég.* 1914, TL-2/7624.
- (2) See B. Renault, TL-2/9023-9030, 9032, 9041, 9043.
#### Eponymy
*Zeilleria* R. Kidston (1884); *Zeillerisporites* D.D. Pant et G.P. Srivastava (1964); *Zeilleropteris* G. Koidzumi (1936).
### Publications
##### n.18.608. Végétaux fossiles du terrain houiller
**Title**
Explication de la carte géologique de la France... tome quatrième seconde partie. – *Végétaux fossiles du terrain houiller*... Paris (Imprimerie nationale) 1878-1879. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Vég. foss. terr. houiller*.
**Notes**
*Atlas*: 1878, p. \[i, iii\], *pl. 159-176* with text.
*Text*: 1879, p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-185.
*Copies*: BR, PH.
*Other issue* (reprint from above): 1880. *Copies*: G, Heerlen, NY, PH.
*Atlas*: p. \[i-iii\], *pl. 159-176*, with text.
*Text*: p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-185.
##### n.18.609. Examen de la flore fossile des couches de Charbon du Tong-King
**Title**
*Examen de la flore fossile des couches de Charbon du Tong-King*... Paris (Dunod, editeur...) 1882. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1882, p. \[1\]-56, *pl. 10-11. Copies*: BR, G. – Reprinted and to be cited from Ann. Mines ser. 8. 2: 299-352, *pl. 10-12.* 1882.
*Abstract*: 1882 (read 24 Jul 1882), p. \[1\]-3. *Copy*: BR. – Reprinted and to be cited from C.R. Acad. Sci. Paris 95: 194-196. 1882.
##### n.18.610. Bassin houiller de Valenciennes
**Title**
Ministère des Travaux publics. Études des gîtes minéraux de la France... *Bassin houiller de Valenciennes*. Description de la flore fossile... Paris (Maison Quantin...) 1886-1888, 2 vols. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Bassin houill. Valenciennes*.
**Notes**
*Atlas*: 1886 (Bot. Centralbl. 24-28 Jan 1887), p. \[i\*, iii\*\], \[i\]-vi, *pl. 1-94* with text (artist Ch. Cuisin).
*Text*: 1888 (published in parts: p. 1-120, 1886; complete text rd. by BSbF 27 Jul 1888), p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-731.
*Copies*: BR, G, NY; IDC 2573.
##### n.18.611. Bassin houiller et permien d'Autun et d'Épinac
**Title**
Ministère des travaux publics. Études des gîtes minéraux de la France... *Bassin houiller et permien d'Autun et d'Épinac*. Fascicule II. Flore fossile... Paris 1890. Qu., 2 vols.
**Abbreviated title**: *Bassin houill. perm. Autun*.
**Notes**
*Text*: 1890 (Bot. Zeit. 26 Dec 1890), p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-304.
*Atlas*: 1890 (Bot. Zeit. 26 Dec 1890), p. \[i-iii\], *pl. 1-27* (uncol. liths. Ch. Cuisin).
*Copies*: BR, PH.
##### n.18.612. Bassin houiller et permien de Brive
**Title**
Ministère des travaux publics. Études des gîtes minéraux de la France... *Bassin houiller et permien de Brive*. Fascicule II. Flore fossile... Paris (Imprimerie nationale) 1892. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Bassin houill. perm. Brive*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1892, p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-132. *pl. 1-15* with text. *Copy*: BR.
##### n.18.613. Note sur la flore fossile des gisements houillers de Rio Grande do Sul
**Title**
*Note sur la flore fossile des gisements houillers de Rio Grande do Sul* (Brésil méridional) ... Extrait du Bulletin de la Société géologique de France... 1896. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: shortly after 9 Feb 1896 (see note on p. 601), p. \[601\]-629, *pl. 8-10. Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Soc. géol. France ser. 3. 23: \[601\]-629. 1896 (for 1895).
##### n.18.614. Étude sur la flore fossile du Bassin houiller d'Héraclée
**Title**
*Étude sur la flore fossile du Bassin houiller d'Héraclée* (Asie mineure)... Paris (Georges Carré et C. Naud,...) 1899-1901. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Étud. fl. foss. Héraclée*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1899-1901, as Mém. Soc. géol. France, Paléont., Mém. 21 in two parts: \[*1*\]: 1899, p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-91, *pl. 1-4*, published in Mém. 8(4). 1899. \[*2*\]: 1901, p. 57-91, *pl. 5-6*, published in Mém. 9(1): 1901.
*Ref*.: Fliche, P., Bull. Soc. bot. France 46: 335-337. 1899 (Publ. 1900).
##### n.18.615. Éléments de paléobotanique
**Title**
*Éléments de paléobotanique*... París (Georges Carré et C. Naud,...) 1900. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Élém. paléobot.*
**Notes**
*Publ*.: Apr 1900 (Nat. Nov. Sep(2) 1900; BSbF 15 Apr 1900, presented 27 Apr 1900; ÖbZ for Apr 1900; Bot. Zeit. 1 Jul 1900; Bot. Centralbl. 4 Jul 1900), p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-421. *Copies*: BR, G, HH, NY, PH, U.
*Ref*.: Fliche, P., Bull. Soc. bot. France 47: 353-359. 1900.
##### n.18.616. Observations sur quelques plantes fossiles des lower Gondwanas
**Title**
*Observations sur quelques plantes fossiles des lower Gondwanas*... Calcutta (sold at the Geological Survey Office) London (Kegan Paul,...) 1902. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Observ. pl. foss. Gondwanas*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1902 (BSbF rd. by 14 Nov 1902), p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-40, *pl. 1-7. Copy*: NY. – Issued as Mem. Geol. Surv. India, Paleontol. Indica, ser. 2. 2(1). 1902. – Abstract by author: Bot. Centralbl. 92: 270-271. 24 Mar 1903.
##### n.18.617. Flore fossile des gîtes de Charbon du Tonkin
**Title**
Ministère des Travaux publics. Études des gîtes minéraux de la France... Colonies françhises. *Flore fossile des gîtes de Charbon du Tonkin*... Paris (Imprimerie nationale) 1903. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Fl. foss. Charbon Tonkin*.
**Notes**
*Atlas*: 1902, p. \[i\]-vii, *pl. 1-56* with text.
*Text*: 1903, p. \[i\*-iii\*\], \[i\]-viii, \[1\]-328, *pl. A-F.
Abstract by author*: Bot. Centralbl. 95: 143-144. 9 Feb 1904.
*Copies*: G, L, NY, PH.
*Ref*.: Fliche, P., Bull. Soc. bot. France 51 (Bibl.): 123-125. 1904 (rev.).
- Solms, H., Bot. Zeit. 12: 58-59. 1904 (rev.).
##### n.18.618. Bassin houiller et permien de Blanzy et du Creusot
**Title**
Ministère des travaux publics. Études des gîtes minéraux de la France... *Bassin houiller et permien de Blanzy et du Creusot* fascicule II. Flore fossile... Paris (Imprimerie nationale) 1906. 2 vols. Qu.
**Abbreviated title**: *Bassin houill. Blanzy Creusot*.
**Notes**
*Text*: 1906 (Bot. Centralbl. 5 Mar 1907; Bot. Zeit. 1 Apr 1907), p. \[i-iii\], \[1\]-265.
*Atlas*: 1906, p. \[i\]-vii, *pl. 1-51* with text.
*Abstract by author*: Bot. Centralbl. 105: 8-9. 9 Jul 1907.
*Copies*: G, GRON-UB, PH.
*Ref*.: Fliche, P., Bull. Soc. bot. France 54 (Bibl.): 571-572. 11 Oct 1907.
##### n.18.619. Les végétaux fossiles et leurs enchainements
**Title**
*Les végétaux fossiles et leurs enchainements*... Paris (Èditions de la Revue du Mois ...) 1907. Oct.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 10 Feb 1907, p. \[1\]-23. *Copy*: NY. – Reprinted and to be cited from Revue du Mois 3: 129-149. 1907.