Gontran Georges Henri Hamel (1883–1944) was a French phycologist.

In 1927 he earned his doctorate in natural sciences with a thesis on the red algae genera Acrochaetium and Rhodochorton.[1] He is known for research performed in the "Laboratoire de Cryptogamie" at the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris.[2] He reportedly died while trying to reach Paris by bicycle prior to its liberation in August 1944.[3]

In 1924 with Pierre Allorge (1891–1944), he was co-founder of the journal Revue algologique.[4] He was also a contributor to the exsiccatae series Algues de France.[5]

In 1942 Frederik Børgesen named the brown algae genus Hamelella (family Chordariaceae) in his honor.[3][6] Also, the red algae species Lithothamnion hamelii is one of several species that bear his name.[7]

Written works

• Recherches sur les genres Acrochaetium Naeg. et Rhodochorton Naeg., 1927. (doctoral thesis)
• Chlorophycées des côtes française, Revue algologique, 1928 - Chlorophyceae of coastal France.
• Floridées de France Laboratoire de Cryptogamie, (1924–1933) - Florideae of France.
• Phéophycées de France, 1931–1939 - Phaeophyceae of France.[8]
• Corallinacées de France et d'Afrique du Nord (with Paul Lemoine) - Corallinaceae of France and northern Africa.[9]

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