Auguste Denis Fougeroux de Bondaroy
Auguste Denis Fougeroux de Bondaroy (born October 10, 1732 in Paris , † December 28, 1789 ibid) was a French botanist . He was a nephew of the botanist and engineer Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700–1782). Its official botanical author's abbreviation is “ Foug. ".
Works
- Art de Tirer des Carrières la Pierre d'Ardoise, de la Fendre et de la Tailler . 1762
- Mémoire on the formation of the os . 1763
- Art du Tonnelier . 1763
- Observation faites sur les côtes de Normandie . 1773 (together with Tillet)
Awards and honors
From 1758 he belonged to the Académie des Sciences in Paris. In 1783 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Edinburgh . The plant genera Fougeria Moench and Fougerouxia Cass are named after him . from the sunflower family (Asteraceae).
literature
- Robert Zander : Zander concise dictionary of plant names . Ed .: Fritz Encke , Günther Buchheim, Siegmund Seybold . 13th, revised and expanded edition. Eugen Ulmer, Stuttgart 1984, ISBN 3-8001-5042-5 .
Individual evidence
- ^ List of members since 1666: Letter F. Académie des sciences, accessed on November 15, 2019 (French).
- ^ Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed October 10, 2019 .
- ↑ Lotte Burkhardt: Directory of eponymous plant names . Extended Edition. Botanic Garden and Botanical Museum Berlin, Free University Berlin Berlin 2018. [1]
Web links
- Bibliography ( MS Word ; 106 kB) by Johann Heinrich Gottlob von Justi , who translated some works by Fougeroux de Bondaroy into German.
- A little biographical information at Archives Canada-France (French)
- Author entry and list of the plant names described for Auguste Denis Fougeroux de Bondaroy at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Fougeroux de Bondaroy, Auguste Denis |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French botanist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 10, 1732 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 28, 1789 |
| Place of death | Paris |