Simon Suzanne Nérée Boubée, known professionally as Nérée Boubée (1806–1862) was a French

naturalist Natural history is a domain of inquiry involving organisms, including animals, fungi, and plants, in their natural environment, leaning more towards observational than experimental methods of study. A person who studies natural history is cal ...

entomologist Entomology (from Ancient Greek ἔντομον (''éntomon''), meaning "insect", and -logy from λόγος (''lógos''), meaning "study") is the branch of zoology that focuses on insects. Those who study entomology are known as entomologists. In ...

, geologist, author, and educator at the

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, and a member of the

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Biography

Simon Suzanne Nérée Boubée was born on 12 May 1806, in

Toulouse Toulouse (, ; ; ) is a city in southern France, the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Haute-Garonne department and of the Occitania (administrative region), Occitania region. The city is on the banks of the Garonne, River Garonne, from ...

, France, to parents Joseph Boubée, a magistrate, and Marie-Rose Bonin, residing at Place de la Daurade. In 1845, he founded a ''naturalia'' business (entomological collections, minerals, fossils, plants, scientific materials) which closed in 2014, as well as a publishing house, which also closed in 2014. A true enthusiast with insatiable curiosity, Boubée spent most of his life observing and scientifically analyzing nature. He made significant contributions to various fields, including geology, the study of plant and animal fossils, and crystallography. He also designed a

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named after him. He amassed numerous collections, especially in entomology and minerals. Much of his mineral collection is now part of the mineralogy collection at the Sorbonne, while the rest of his original collections were dispersed in Bagnères-de-Luchon and among American enthusiasts. He also authored several reference works, documenting his research and findings. In 1831, he explored the famous Lac d'Oô, and later established the Saint-Nérée Chalets Baths, which still exist in the Barousse Valley. He died on 2 August 1862, in Bagnères-de-Luchon.

Works

* 1831: ''Promenade from Bagnères to Lake Oô'', a study of the Larboust Valley. * ''1831: Complete Course of Geological Studies by Lessons and Travels'', originally planned to consist of 26 parts, but appears to have been unfinished. * 1832: ''Physical and Geological Experiments at Lake Oô'', including the naturalist's itinerary from Bagnères-de-Luchon to the lake. * 1833: ''Géologie élémentaire appliquée à l'agriculture et à l'industrie'' * ''1833: Two Walks to Mont Dore. For the Study of the Uplift Crater Theory''. * 1843: ''Baths and Courses of Luchon, True Guide for Trips and Walks.'' * 1848: ''The Only Way to Get Out of It, response to the challenge of Mr. Thiers.'' * 1852: ''Theoretical and Practical Agricultural Geology Course.'' * 1856: ''Mandatory Souvenir of Luchon'', the most important things to see in Luchon and its surroundings with the museum booklet.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Boubee, Neree French entomologists French naturalists Academic staff of the University of Paris 1806 births 1862 deaths People from Toulouse