Maurice Andrè Frantz Breistroffer (15 July 1910, Paris – 17 February 1986, Grenoble) was a French paleontologist and botanist.
He was recognized as a leading authority in the study of ammonites,[1] of which, he circumscribed numerous taxa; e.g. the families Oosterellidae (1940) and Leymeriellidae (1951).
[2][3] As a botanist, he conducted investigations of plants native to southeastern France.
He described Scilla litardierei (amethyst meadow squill) and dozens of other botanical species.
[4] In the field of entomology, he studied Coleoptera species found in the department of Drôme.