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Professor Francis Magne passed away on 22 May 2014 in Yerres; he was born January 19, 1924 in Paris. He ended his career as a faculty member (teacher & researcher) in 1992 at the University P. & M. Curie, directing the laboratory on marine plant biology [Biologie Végétale Marine, “BVM”], created by Professor Jean Feldmann...