André Thouin
André Thouin (10 February 1746 – 24 October 1824) was a French botanist born in Paris. His younger brother, Gabriel Thouin (1747–1829), was a noted landscape architect.
He studied botany under Bernard de Jussieu (1699–1777), and in 1793 attained the chair of horticulture at the "Muséum national d'histoire naturelle" in Paris. He was a good friend of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, and the godfather of Jean Baptiste Lamarck's son Andre. He is denoted by the author abbreviation Thouin when citing a botanical name.
Thouin is remembered for contributions made in the field of agronomy, including scientific studies that involved improved grafting techniques and seed selection. He was a pioneer conservationalist, stressing the importance of replacing woodlands to compensate for their destruction due to human encroachment.
The plat genus Thouinia (family Sapindaceae) is named after him.[1][2] As a taxonomist he described the genus Celanthera (1786; family Marattiaceae).[3]
Selected publications
- Description de l'École d'agriculture pratique du Muséum d'histoire naturelle, (1814)
- Manuel d'arboriculture. Manuel illustré de la culture, de la taille et de la greffe des arbres fruitiers.
- Monographie des greffes, ou Description technique des diverses sortes de greffes employées pour la multiplication des végétaux, (1821)
- Traite des arbres forestiers :ou histoire et description des arbres indigenes ou naturalises... /par M. Jaume Saint-Hilaire. Ouvrage precede d'une instruction sur la culture des arbres, (1824)
- Cours de culture et de naturalisation des végétaux, (1827).
References
- This article incorporates information based on a translation of an equivalent article at the French Wikipedia.
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