Jean Gattefossé Explained

Jean Gattefossé
Birth Date:26 February 1899
Birth Place:Lyon, France
Death Place:Casablanca, Morocco
Alma Mater:University of Lyon (1918)
Citizenship:French
Fields:Botany
Known For:Botany of Morocco
Author Abbrev Bot:Gattef.

Jean Gattefossé (February 26, 1899  - June 4, 1960) was a French chemist, botanist, journalist and industrialist.

Biography

Perfume industry

Gattefossé graduated from the University of Lyon as a chemical engineer in 1918.[1] From 1919 to 1920, he was sent by his brother to the French Protectorate in Morocco to study and find potential source plants for essential oils for the family's perfume business, French: Société Française des Produits Aromatiques, anciens établissements Gattefossé (French Aromatic Products Company).[2] During this time he collaborated with botanist Émile Jahandiez. It was during this period that he first worked with René Maire, with whom he would continuously collaborate afterward.[3] In 1921, he published French: Voyage d’études au Maroc, a narrative describing this first excursion in Morocco.[4]

Through his work with SFPA, Gattefossé arranged the importation from around the world of exotic essential oils to the company's large Villeurbanne factory complex. Together with his brother, in 1922 he published French: Les nouveaux parfums synthétiques (New synthetic perfumes), one of the first works on the subject. He became the Editor-in-Chief of French: La Parfumerie Moderne, a perfume industry magazine founded by the company.[5]

Morocco

In 1927, he returned to Morocco, where he would continue to reside for the rest of his life. He established industrial botanical gardens there, and continued to research herbal traditional medicines.[6] From 1931 to 1933, he conducted a survey of the Atlas Mountains.[7]

During this time, he and Maire described a number of species together including:

Gattefossé also assisted in the collection of specimens for a number of other species described by others (including Maire), such as Sedum mucizonia, Gelidium pusillum, Gigartina pistillata, Malope rhodoleuca.[8]

He died of a heart attack in Casablanca on June 4, 1960.[9]

Legacy

Gattefossé had a number of species named in his honor, with the binomial gattefossei, including:

Published works

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jean Gattefossé (1899-1960). data.bnf.fr. 2020-09-20. 2021-02-17 . fr.
  2. Web site: Jean GATTEFOSSÉ. Gattefossé - 140 ans. 2021-02-17.
  3. Book: Gattefossé, Jean. Lyon. Voyage d'études au Maroc. 2021-02-17. 37 . 1921.
  4. Book: Troelstra, Anne S.. KNNV Publishing. 978-90-04-34378-8. 167–168. Bibliography of Natural History Travel Narratives. Gattefossé, Jean (1899–1960). 2021-02-17. 2017. https://brill.com/view/title/34361.
  5. Web site: Gattefossé, Jean. Système d'Information Patrons et Patronat Français. 2021-02-17. fr.
  6. Web site: François. Martine. GATTEFOSSÉ Jean. Comité des travaux historiques et scientifiques. 2021-02-17. 2011-12-14.
  7. News: 11. 519. M. JEAN GATTEFOSSÉ. La parfumerie moderne, revue scientifique et de défense professionnelle. Nov 1934. 2021-02-17 . fr.
  8. Web site: Index of Botanical Specimens. Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries. 2021-02-17.
  9. News: 313–314. Jean GATTEFOSSÉ. Parfumerie, cosmétiques, savons. 1960. 2021-02-17 . fr.

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