Dominique Villars
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Dominique Villars or Villar (born on 14 November 1745 in Villar
, and died on 26 June 1814 in Strasbourg
) is a French
botanist. His main work is Histoire des plantes du Dauphiné published between 1786 to 1789, in which about 2,700 species (particularly alpine plants) are described, after over twenty years of observation. His herbarium and botanical manuscripts are preserved at the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Grenoble.
Villar
Villar can refer to:* Villar-en-Val, a town in the Aude département, FranceThe name of several places in Italy:* Villar Dora, a town in the province of Turin in Piedmont* Villar Focchiardo, a town in the province of Turin in Piedmont...
, and died on 26 June 1814 in Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
) is a French
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...
botanist. His main work is Histoire des plantes du Dauphiné published between 1786 to 1789, in which about 2,700 species (particularly alpine plants) are described, after over twenty years of observation. His herbarium and botanical manuscripts are preserved at the Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Grenoble.