Alexandre Boreau
Encyclopedia
Alexandre Boreau was a French
pharmacist
and botanist. He is the binomial authority of plants such as Polygonum arenastrum
and Pulmonaria longifolia
.
, in the department of Maine-et-Loire
on March 15, 1803. His father was a laborer, and upon his death he worked at baths established on the quay of the Loire
, upstream of the Cessart bridge. Still a boy he came protection of his godfather Abel Aubert Du Petit-Thouars, an admiral. Boreau was able to study humanities at the college of Saumur. From 1820, however he began training to be a pharmacist
while working in a dispensary d' Angers. Within the framework of its studies, he enhanced his interest especially in botany, and he enrolled in courses and studied at the Botanical garden d' Angers.
After his marriage to Antoinette Morin, in 1828 he acquired a dispensary in Nevers
. The botanist now devotes himself especially to botany and research. He collaborated with Count Jaubert, Minister of Louis Philippe
, which, like many of the notable ones of this time, shared a passion for botany. A plant discovered in Central Asia is dedicated to him, the Boreava orientalis.
In 1840, Boreau published the first edition of its Flore du Centre de la France (Flora of the Center of France), a model of precision which becomes a noted reference book at the time (2nd edition in 1849, 3rd in 1857). 4). Alexandre Boreau deployed a great deal of activity at his town botanical garden, reorganizing the classifications and assisting in giving public courses. He published many works, in particular within the framework of the Academic Company of Maine-et-Loire
.
Upon his death on May 5, 1875, his widow Antoinette Morin established a herbarium in his memory, later bought by the local government and today deposited in the house of Gaston Allard
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
pharmacist
Pharmacist
Pharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...
and botanist. He is the binomial authority of plants such as Polygonum arenastrum
Polygonum arenastrum
Polygonum arenastrum is a summer annual weed that is native to Europe and can be found on most continents as an introduced species and a common noxious weed...
and Pulmonaria longifolia
Pulmonaria longifolia
Pulmonaria longifolia, is a semi-evergreen clump-forming herbaceous perennial plant, native to western Europe, including Britain, France, Spain, Portugal...
.
Biography
Boreau was born in SaumurSaumur
Saumur is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France.The historic town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgueil, Coteaux du Layon, etc...
, in the department of Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.- History :Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791....
on March 15, 1803. His father was a laborer, and upon his death he worked at baths established on the quay of the Loire
Loire
Loire is an administrative department in the east-central part of France occupying the River Loire's upper reaches.-History:Loire was created in 1793 when after just 3½ years the young Rhône-et-Loire department was split into two. This was a response to counter-Revolutionary activities in Lyon...
, upstream of the Cessart bridge. Still a boy he came protection of his godfather Abel Aubert Du Petit-Thouars, an admiral. Boreau was able to study humanities at the college of Saumur. From 1820, however he began training to be a pharmacist
Pharmacist
Pharmacists are allied health professionals who practice in pharmacy, the field of health sciences focusing on safe and effective medication use...
while working in a dispensary d' Angers. Within the framework of its studies, he enhanced his interest especially in botany, and he enrolled in courses and studied at the Botanical garden d' Angers.
After his marriage to Antoinette Morin, in 1828 he acquired a dispensary in Nevers
Nevers
Nevers is a commune in – and the administrative capital of – the Nièvre department in the Bourgogne region in central France...
. The botanist now devotes himself especially to botany and research. He collaborated with Count Jaubert, Minister of Louis Philippe
Louis-Philippe of France
Louis Philippe I was King of the French from 1830 to 1848 in what was known as the July Monarchy. His father was a duke who supported the French Revolution but was nevertheless guillotined. Louis Philippe fled France as a young man and spent 21 years in exile, including considerable time in the...
, which, like many of the notable ones of this time, shared a passion for botany. A plant discovered in Central Asia is dedicated to him, the Boreava orientalis.
In 1840, Boreau published the first edition of its Flore du Centre de la France (Flora of the Center of France), a model of precision which becomes a noted reference book at the time (2nd edition in 1849, 3rd in 1857). 4). Alexandre Boreau deployed a great deal of activity at his town botanical garden, reorganizing the classifications and assisting in giving public courses. He published many works, in particular within the framework of the Academic Company of Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire
Maine-et-Loire is a department in west-central France, in the Pays de la Loire region.- History :Maine-et-Loire is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790. Originally it was called Mayenne-et-Loire, but its name was changed to Maine-et-Loire in 1791....
.
Upon his death on May 5, 1875, his widow Antoinette Morin established a herbarium in his memory, later bought by the local government and today deposited in the house of Gaston Allard