Édouard Ernest Prillieux (11 January 1829 in

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– 7 October 1915 in

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) was a French

botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...

and

agronomist An agriculturist, agriculturalist, agrologist, or agronomist (abbreviated as agr.) is a professional in the science, practice, and management of agriculture and agribusiness. It is a regulated profession in Canada, India, the Philippines, the Uni ...

known for his work with

plant diseases Plant diseases are diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungi, oomycetes, bacteria, viruses, viroids, virus-like orga ...

. He took courses at the

Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle The French National Museum of Natural History ( ; abbr. MNHN) is the national natural history museum of France and a of higher education part of Sorbonne University. The main museum, with four galleries, is located in Paris, France, within the Ja ...

as a pupil of

Adrien-Henri de Jussieu Adrien-Henri de Jussieu (23 December 1797 – 29 June 1853) was a French botanist. Born in Paris as the son of botanist Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, he received the degree of Doctor of Medicine in 1824 with a treatise of the plant family Eupho ...

and

Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart () FRS FRSE FGS (14 January 1801 – 18 February 1876) was a French botanist. He was the son of the geologist Alexandre Brongniart and grandson of the architect, Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart. Brongniart's pioneerin ...

, then from 1850 studied botany at the Institut national agronomique in

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under

Pierre Étienne Simon Duchartre Pierre Étienne Simon Duchartre (27 October 1811, Portiragnes – 5 November 1894, Meudon) was a French botanist. He studied biology in Toulouse, where after graduation he worked as a teacher. In 1836 he edited and published the exsiccata ''Fl ...

.Anciens sénateurs IIIème République : PRILLIEUX Edouard
/ref> For a number of years afterwards he served in various functions at the Sorbonne and at the natural history museum. From 1874 he taught classes at the

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,BHL
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications and in 1876 was named a professor of botany and

plant physiology Plant physiology is a subdiscipline of botany concerned with the functioning, or physiology, of plants. Plant physiologists study fundamental processes of plants, such as photosynthesis, respiration, plant nutrition, plant hormone functions, tr ...

at the agronomic institute. In 1887 he became director of the Station de Pathologie végétale in Paris. In 1876 he was chosen as president of the Société nationale d'agriculture, and in 1883 became inspector general of agricultural education. In 1897 he replaced Charles Victor Naudin at the

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(botanical section). From 1897 to 1906 he served as a senator representing the department of

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. The

mycological Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their taxonomy, genetics, biochemical properties, and use by humans. Fungi can be a source of tinder, food, traditional medicine, as well as entheogens, poison, and ...

genera '' Prillieuxia '' ( Sacc. & Syd., 1899) and '' Prillieuxina'' (G.Arnaud, 1918) commemorate his name.

Selected works

* ''De la Structure et du mode de formation des graines bulbiformes de quelques amaryllidées'' (1858) – The structure and mode of formation of bulbous seeds in some members of

Amaryllidaceae The Amaryllidaceae are a family of herbaceous, mainly perennial and bulbous (rarely rhizomatous) flowering plants in the monocot order Asparagales. The family takes its name from the genus '' Amaryllis'' and is commonly known as the amaryl ...

. * ''Etude du mode de végétation des orchidées'' (1867) – Research on the mode of vegetation involving

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Eart ...

s. * ''Le pourridié des vignes de la Haute-Marne produit par le "Rœsleria hypogæa"'' (1880) – Vine rot in

Haute-Marne Haute-Marne (; English: Upper Marne) is a department in the Grand Est region of Northeastern France. Named after the river Marne, its prefecture is Chaumont. In 2019, it had a population of 172,512.Roesleria hypogaea''. * ''Maladies des plantes agricoles et des arbres fruitiers et forestiers causées par des parasites végétaux'' (2 volumes, 1895–97) – Diseases of agricultural plants, fruit and forest trees caused by plant pests. * ''Les Maladies des noyers en France''; with Georges Delacroix (1898) – Diseases of walnut trees in France. * ''Rapport sur une maladie des pruniers dans l'arrondissement de Villeneuve-sur-Lot''; with Georges Delacroix (1900) – Report on a disease of plum trees in the arrondissement of Villeneuve-sur-Lot.Most widely held works by Édouard Ernest Prillieux
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Prillieux, Edouard Ernest 1829 births 1915 deaths Scientists from Paris 19th-century French botanists French phytopathologists Plant physiologists French mycologists Senators of Loir-et-Cher 20th-century French botanists