André Thouin

André Thouin (10 February 1746 – 24 October 1824) was a French botanist.

André Thouin

Thouin studied botany under Bernard de Jussieu, and in 1793 attained the chair of horticulture at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris. He was a good friend of U.S. President Thomas Jefferson, and the godfather of Jean Baptiste Lamarck's son Andre.

He is remembered for contributions made in the field of agronomy, including scientific studies that involved improved grafting techniques and seed selection. He played an important role in the reshaping of Natural History in France during the revolution.[1] He was a pioneer conservationist, stressing the importance of replacing woodlands to compensate for their destruction due to human encroachment.

The plant genus Thouinia (family Sapindaceae) is named after him.[2][3] As a taxonomist he described at least 15 new species.[4]

Selected publications
  • Description de l'École d'agriculture pratique du Muséum d'histoire naturelle, (1814).
  • Manuel d'arboriculture. Manuel illustré de la culture, de la taille et de la greffe des arbres fruitiers.
  • Monographie des greffes, ou Description technique des diverses sortes de greffes employées pour la multiplication des végétaux, (1821).
  • Traite des arbres forestiers :ou histoire et description des arbres indigenes ou naturalises... /par M. Jaume Saint-Hilaire. Ouvrage precede d'une instruction sur la culture des arbres, (1824).
  • Cours de culture et de naturalisation des végétaux, (1827).

References
  1. Heintzman, Kit (2018). "A cabinet of the ordinary: domesticating veterinary education, 1766–1799". The British Journal for the History of Science. 51 (2): 239–260. doi:10.1017/S0007087418000274. PMID 29665887.
  2. BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  3. The Plant List Thouinia
  4. IPNI Plant names published by Thouin
  5. IPNI.  Thouin.


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