George Louis Marie Dumont de Courset (September 16, 1746–1824) was a French botanist and agronomist. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Year 1746 ( MDCCXLVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Year 1824 ( MDCCCXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life Agronomists (called Agrologists in Canada are scientists who specialize in Agronomy, which is the science of utilizing plants for food fuel feed and Born near Boulogne, he studied in Paris and showed an aptitude for music and drawing. Boulogne-sur-Mer ( Bonen in Dutch is a City in Northern France. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
He joined the military when he was 17 and became a second lieutenant. Sent to the south of France, he visited the Pyrenees and caught a passion for botany. Botany, plant science(s, phytology, or plant biology is a branch of Biology and is the scientific study of plant Life He gave up his military career and returned home to build an extensive garden that became famous for the diversity of plant species. He tried to influence the agricultural techniques employed in his area. Protected by scientists like André Thouin (1746-1824) during the Revolution, he became corresponding member of the French Academy of Agriculture. André Thouin ( February 10, 1746 - October 24, 1824) was a French Botanist who was born in Paris.
He publishesd five volumes on the Botaniste cultivateur, ou description, culture et usage de la plus grande partie des plantes étrangères, naturalisées et indigènes, naturalisées et indigènes, cultivées en France et en Angleterre, rangées suivant la méthode de Jussieu in 1802. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Later he entirely re-examined the work and re-issued it in six volumes (1811). In these volumes, Dumont de Courset described 8,700 species and indicated their characteristics and their cultivation.
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- This article is based on a translation from the French Wikipedia
- Louis-Gabriel Michaud (1855). Biographie universelle ancienne et moderne. Mme C. Desplaces (Paris).
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