Jules Pierre Fourreau (25 August 1844,

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– 16 January 1871,

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) was a French botanist. As a young man he worked as an assistant to botanist

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(1814-1897) in

. Beginning in the mid-1860s, he began collecting plants throughout southeastern France (

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, et al.). In November 1870 he enlisted in the ''Légionnaires du Rhône'', and on 16 January 1871 he died in a hospital in

as a result of injuries received at the Bataille de Nuits (18 December 1870).Prosopo
Sociétés savantes de France In 1864 he became a member of the ''Société linnéenne de Lyon''. In 1867 he introduced the genus name ''Mistralia'' (family

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) in honor of poet

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. In 1869 he founded the ''Société de la Renaissance'', serving as its first president. The genus ''Fourraea'' (family

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) is named in his honor.

Published works

* "Breviarium plantarum novarum: sive specierum in horto plerumque cultura recognitarum descriptio contracta unterius amplianda"; F. Savy, 1866 (with Alexis Jordan). * "Icones ad floram Europae novo fundamento instaurandam spectantes"; Perrin, 1866 (with Alexis Jordan). * ''Catalogue des plantes qui croissent le long du cours du Rhône'', F. Savy, 1868.Google Search
(published works)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fourreau, Jules Pierr 1844 births 1871 deaths Scientists from Lyon 19th-century French botanists