Charles René Zeiller
Prof Charles René Zeiller HFRSE was a French mining engineer and paleobotanist.Life
He studied at the École Polytechnique and at the École nationale supérieure des mines, where from 1878 onward, he taught classes in paleobotany. In 1911 he was appointed vice-president of the Conseil général des mines.
In 1881 he became a member of the Société botanique de France, later serving as its vice-president and president. In 1893 he was named president of the Société géologique de France and from 1901 to 1915, was a member of the Académie des Sciences.
The paleobotanical genera Zeilleria, Zeillerisporites and Zeilleropteris commemorate his name.Selected works
