Pierre Edmond Boissier | |
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| Born | (1810-05-25)May 25, 1810 Geneva, Switzerland |
| Died | September 25, 1885(1885-09-25) (aged 75) Valeyres-sous-Rances, Switzerland |
| Alma mater | Academy of Geneva |
| Spouse | Lucile Butini |
| Children | Caroline Barbey-Boissier |
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| Fields | Botany,Mathematics |
| Academic advisors | Augustin Pyramus de Candolle |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Boiss. |
Pierre Edmond Boissier (25 May 1810Geneva – 25 September 1885Valeyres-sous-Rances) was aSwiss prominentbotanist, explorer and mathematician.[citation needed] He was the son of Jacques Boissier (1784-1857) and Caroline Butini (1786-1836), daughter of Pierre Butini (1759-1838) a well-known physician and naturalist from Geneva. With his sister, Valérie Boissier (1813-1894), he received a strict education with lessons delivered in Italian and Latin. Edmond's interest in natural history stemmed from holidays in the company of his mother and his grandfather, Pierre Butini atValeyres-sous-Rances. His hikes in theJura and theAlps laid the foundation of his zest for later exploration and adventure. He attended a course at theAcademy of Geneva given byAugustin Pyramus de Candolle.
Edmond Boissier collected extensively in Europe, North Africa and western Asia, on occasion accompanied by his daughter,Caroline Barbey-Boissier (1847-1918) and her husband,William Barbey (1842-1914), who collected in their own right for theirHerbier Barbey-Boissier in Geneva. Edmond Boissier covered countries such as France, Greece, Italy, Norway,Portugal, Spain,Balearic Islands, Switzerland,Algeria, Egypt,Libya, Armenia,Palestine, Jordan,Lebanon, Syria andTurkey. His specimens are held at the following herbaria: AK, AWH, B, BERN, BM, BORD, BP, BR, C, CAS, CGE, CN, DBN, E, E-GL, F, FABR, FI, FR, G, GE, GH, GOET, H, HAL, JE, K, KIEL, L, LAU, LE, LY, LZ, M, MA, MANCH,MEL,[1] MICH, MO, MPU, NY, OXF, P, P-CO, PH, PI, STR, TCD, TO, W, WAG, WB (seeList of herbaria).[2]
He was the first to describeAllochrusa,Sclerocephalus,Jancaea,Prolongoa,Psychrogeton,Heteroderis,Myopordon,Aphanopleura,Ammiopsis,Crenosciadium,Diplotaenia,Ducrosia,Margotia,Lisaea,Ormosciadium,Polylophium,Microsciadium,Rhabdosciadium,Smyrniopsis,Stenotaenia,Thecocarpus,Trigonosciadium,Rhizocephalus,Coluteocarpus,Diceratella,Didymophysa,Eremobium,Graellsia,Heldreichia,Nasturtiopsis,Parlatoria,Physoptychis,Tchihatchewia,Paracaryum,Podonosma,Dorycnopsis,Erophaca,Acantholimon,Goniolimon and many more plantgenera andtaxa.[3]
The standardauthor abbreviationBoiss. is used to indicate this person as the author whenciting abotanical name.[4]
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