André Pierre Jules Maublanc (24 July 1880, in

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– 30 April 1958, in

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) was a French

mycologist 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 ...

and

plant pathologist Plant pathology or phytopathology is the scientific study of plant diseases caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Plant pathology involves the study of pathogen identification, disease ...

. Beginning in 1902, he worked as a préparateur at the Station de Pathologie végétale in Paris. In 1912, he traveled to

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, where he was responsible for organizing the plant pathology laboratory at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro. In 1921, he was named head (''chef de travaux'') of

botany 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 plant pathology at the Institut nationale agronomique.André Maublanc (1880–1958)
Bulletin de Société mycologique de FranceBHL
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications From 1909 he served as general secretary of the

Société mycologique de France The Société mycologique de France (, Mycological Society of France), often known by the abbreviation SMF, is an association linking French and French-speaking mycologists. History The society was founded in 1884 in Épinal in the Vosges by ...

, and in 1945 was named president of the

Société botanique de France The Société botanique de France (SBF) is a French learned society founded on 23 April 1854. At its inaugural meeting it stated its purpose as "to contribute to the progress of botany and related sciences and to facilitate, by all means at its di ...

. The mycological genera '' Maublancia'' (G.Arnaud, 1918) and ''Maublancomyces'' (

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, 1950) commemorate his name.

Selected works

* ''Maladies des plantes cultivées''; with

Georges Delacroix Édouard Georges Delacroix (24 January 1858 in Montrouge – 1 November 1907 in Paris) was a French mycologist and plant pathologist. Beginning in 1886 he worked in the laboratory of plant pathology at the Institut national agronomique Paris ...

(2 volumes, 1908–09) – Diseases of cultivated plants. ** I, ''Maladies non parasitaires'' (non-parasitic diseases), by Delacroix. ** II, ''Maladies parasitaires'' (parasitic diseases), by Delacroix and Maublanc. * ''Les champignons comestibles et vénéneux'', (1921, 6th edition 1971) –

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and

poisonous mushroom Mushroom poisoning is poisoning resulting from the ingestion of mushrooms that contain toxic substances. Symptoms can vary from slight gastrointestinal discomfort to death in about 10 days. Mushroom toxins are secondary metabolites produced by th ...

s. * ''Icones selectae fungorum''; with

Paul Konrad Paul Konrad (1 April 1877 in Le Locle – 19 December 1948 in Neuchâtel) was a Swiss geometrician and amateur mycologist. From 1902 he was an employee of the Compagnie des Tramways de Neuchâtel, of which, he served as a director from 1938 ...

(6 parts, 1924–37). * ''Les Agaricales classification, revision des especes, iconographie, comestibilite''; with Paul Konrad (1948) – Classification of

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; revision of species, iconography and edibility.Maublanc, André (1880-1958)
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