Auguste Courtiller (1795-1875) was a French

paleontologist Paleontology, also spelled as palaeontology or palæontology, is the scientific study of the life of the past, mainly but not exclusively through the study of fossils. Paleontologists use fossils as a means to classify organisms, measure geolo ...

and viticulturist.

Muscat de Saumur Muscat d'Eisenstadt (also known as Muscat de Saumur and Muscat Précoce de Saumur) is a white variety of grape of French origin. It was first cultivated in 1842 by Auguste Courtiller (1795–1875), who created it by selecting seedlings from a ...

was first cultivated in 1842 by Auguste Courtiller, who created it by selecting seedlings from a

Pinot Noir Pinot noir (), also known as Pinot nero, is a red-wine grape variety of the species ''Vitis vinifera''. The name also refers to wines created predominantly from Pinot noir grapes. The name is derived from the French language, French words fo ...

Précoce vine with open pollination. Courtiller worked in the

Jardin des Plantes The Jardin des Plantes (, ), also known as the Jardin des Plantes de Paris () when distinguished from other ''jardins des plantes'' in other cities, is the main botanical garden in France. Jardin des Plantes is the official name in the present da ...

of the city of

Saumur Saumur () is a Communes of France, commune in the Maine-et-Loire Departments of France, department in western France. The town is located between the Loire and Thouet rivers, and is surrounded by the vineyards of Saumur itself, Chinon, Bourgu ...

. As a paleontologist, he described the ammonites species ''Ammonites cephalotus'' (syn. of '' Neoptychites telinga'') in 1860 and '' Kamerunoceras salmuriensis'' in 1867. He also named the genus '' Cupulina'' in 1861.

Works

* Éponges fossiles des sables du terrain crétacé supérieur des environs de Saumur: étage senonien de d'Orbigny. A Courtiller - 1861 * Catalogue du musée de Saumur. A Courtiller, C Trouillard - 1868

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1795 births 1875 deaths French paleontologists French viticulturists {{paleontologist-stub