Dominique Dupuy (biologist)
Dominique Dupuy (born May 16, 1812 in Lectoure ; † September 23, 1885 ibid) was a French clergyman and naturalist. Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Dupuy ".
Life
He was a member of the Société Départementale d'Agriculture et d'Horticulture du Gers , the Société Botanique de France and the Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Toulouse . In 1873 he became a Knight of the Legion of Honor .
Abbé Dupuy, who was ordained in 1837, was a teacher in the schools of the Archbishop of Auch , first from 1833 as professor of mathematics and natural history in Gimont and from 1837 to 1873 professor of natural history at the Small Seminary (Petit Séminaire) in Auch. He has published on mollusks, botany, and entomology, and wrote an autobiography.
In 1861 he became an honorary canon. Some initial descriptions come from him, such as the bellied diaper snail , Cochlostoma nouleti and Cochlostoma crassilabrum .
His collection of Conchylia is in the Natural History Museum of Toulouse .
Fonts
- Essai sur les Mollusques terrestres et fluviatiles et leurs coquilles vivantes et fossiles du département du Gers, also 1843
- Histoire naturelle des mollusques terrestres et d'eau douce qui vivent en France, Paris: Masson, 1847 to 1852, Biodiversity Library
- Florule du departement du Gers et des contrées voisines, also 1847
- Le Livre de race de l'espèce bovine du Gers et spécialement de la race gasconne, 1862
- L'Abeille pomologique, 1862
- De la Culture du framboisier en France, 1863
- Du ver de la vigne, 1864
- Mémoires d'un botaniste accompagnées de la florule des stations des chemins de fer du Midi dans le Gers, 1868
Web links
- Information on Dominique Dupuy in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Dominique Dupuy (biologist) at the IPNI
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Dupuy, Dominique |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French clergyman and naturalist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 16, 1812 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Lectoure |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 23, 1885 |
| Place of death | Lectoure |