Matthieu Bonafous Explained
| Matthieu Bonafous |
| Birth Date: | March 7, 1793 |
| Birth Place: | Lyon, Rhône-Alpes, France |
| Death Date: | March 23, 1852 |
| Occupation: | Botanist |
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Matthieu Bonafous (7 March 1793 – 22 March 1852) was a French botanist born in Lyon.[1]
Early life
Matthieu Bonafous was born on March 7, 1793, in Lyon, France.[2]
Career
Bonafous wrote French: Histoire Naturelle, Agricole et Économique du Mäis, a monograph about maize, in 1836.[2] In it, he showed that corn was able to adapt to hostile weather conditions.[3] For example, it could grow in sand (as in New Jersey), in humid climate (like Colombia) or in cold weather (like the Apennine Mountains).[3]
He also wrote about mulberry trees and their use for raising silkworms in French: De la culture des Mûriers (1822) and French: Traité de l'éducation des Vers à Soie et de la culture du Mûrier (1840).[4]
The plant Bonafousia was named after him.[5]
Death
He died on March 23, 1852.[2]
Other works
Notes and References
- Book: Cap, Paul-Antoine . 1857 . Etude biographique pour servir à l'histoire des sciences . Masson . 361–406. (in French)
- http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/LotDetailsPrintable.aspx?intObjectID=1731316 Christie's: MATHIEU BONAFOUS (1793–1852)
- Betty Harper Fussell, The Story of Corn, Albuquerque, New Mexico: University of New Mexico Press, 1992, p. 92 https://books.google.com/books?id=iAsQ0Pn1_0MC&dq=Matthieu+Bonnafous+botanist&pg=PA92
- Book: Stafleu, F.A. . Cowan, R.S. . 1976–1988 . Taxonomic literature: A selective guide to botanical publications and collections with dates, commentaries and types. Second Edition . Bohn, Scheltema and Holkema; Available online through Smithsonian Institution Libraries . Utrecht .
- CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology, CRC Press, 1999, Volume 1, p. 324 https://books.google.com/books?id=esMPU5DHEGgC&dq=Matthieu+Bonnafous+botanist&pg=PA324
