Jean Louis Marie Poiret
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Jean Louis Marie Poiret ( 11 June 1755 in Saint-Quentin
– 7 April 1834 in Paris) was a French clergyman, botanist
and explorer
.
From 1785 to 1786 he was sent by Louis XVI
to Algeria
to study the flora. After the French Revolution
he became a professor of natural history at the Écoles Centrale
of Aisne
.
The genus Poiretia of the Fabaceae
was named after him in 1807 by Étienne Pierre Ventenat
.
Saint-Quentin, Aisne
Saint-Quentin is a commune in the Aisne department in Picardy in northern France. It has been identified as the Augusta Veromanduorum of antiquity. It is named after Saint Quentin, who is said to have been martyred here in the 3rd century....
– 7 April 1834 in Paris) was a French clergyman, botanist
Botany
Botany, plant science, or plant biology is a branch of biology that involves the scientific study of plant life. Traditionally, botany also included the study of fungi, algae and viruses...
and explorer
Exploration
Exploration is the act of searching or traveling around a terrain for the purpose of discovery of resources or information. Exploration occurs in all non-sessile animal species, including humans...
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From 1785 to 1786 he was sent by Louis XVI
Louis XVI of France
Louis XVI was a Bourbon monarch who ruled as King of France and Navarre until 1791, and then as King of the French from 1791 to 1792, before being executed in 1793....
to Algeria
Algeria
Algeria , officially the People's Democratic Republic of Algeria , also formally referred to as the Democratic and Popular Republic of Algeria, is a country in the Maghreb region of Northwest Africa with Algiers as its capital.In terms of land area, it is the largest country in Africa and the Arab...
to study the flora. After the French Revolution
French Revolution
The French Revolution , sometimes distinguished as the 'Great French Revolution' , was a period of radical social and political upheaval in France and Europe. The absolute monarchy that had ruled France for centuries collapsed in three years...
he became a professor of natural history at the Écoles Centrale
Grandes écoles
The grandes écoles of France are higher education establishments outside the main framework of the French university system. The grandes écoles select students for admission based chiefly on national ranking in competitive written and oral exams...
of Aisne
Aisne
Aisne is a department in the northern part of France named after the Aisne River.- History :Aisne is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on 4 March 1790. It was created from parts of the former provinces of Île-de-France, Picardie, and Champagne.Most of the old...
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The genus Poiretia of the Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
was named after him in 1807 by Étienne Pierre Ventenat
Étienne Pierre Ventenat
Étienne Pierre Ventenat was a French botanist born in Limoges. He was the brother of naturalist Louis Ventenat ....
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Selected publications
- Leçons de flore: Cours complet de botanique 1819–1820 (illus. by P. J. F. Turpin).
- Voyage en Barbarie, …, pendant les années 1785 et 1786 1789.
- Histoire philosophique, littéraire, économique des plantes d'Europe 1825–1829.
- with Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck Encyclopédie méthodique: Botanique 1789–1817.
- with Jean-Baptiste de Lamarck Tableau encyclopédique et méthodique des trois règnes de la nature: Botanique 1819–1823.