Matthieu Bonafous | |
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![]() Matthieu Bonafous in 1857 | |
Born | March 7, 1793
Lyon,
Rhône-Alpes, France |
Died | March 23, 1852 |
Occupation | Botanist |
Matthieu Bonafous (7 March 1793 – 22 March 1852) was a French botanist born in Lyon. [1]
Matthieu Bonafous was born on March 7, 1793, in Lyon, France. [2]
Bonafous wrote Histoire Naturelle, Agricole et Économique du Mäis, a monograph about maize, in 1836. [2] [3] In it, he showed that corn was able to adapt to hostile weather conditions. [4] For example, it could grow in sand (as in New Jersey), in humid climate (like Colombia) or in cold weather (like the Apennine Mountains). [4]
He also wrote about mulberry trees and their use for raising silkworms in De la culture des Mûriers (1822) and Traité de l'éducation des Vers à Soie et de la culture du Mûrier (1840). [5]
The plant Bonafousia was named after him. [6]
He died on March 23, 1852. [2]
Matthieu Bonafous | |
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![]() Matthieu Bonafous in 1857 | |
Born | March 7, 1793
Lyon,
Rhône-Alpes, France |
Died | March 23, 1852 |
Occupation | Botanist |
Matthieu Bonafous (7 March 1793 – 22 March 1852) was a French botanist born in Lyon. [1]
Matthieu Bonafous was born on March 7, 1793, in Lyon, France. [2]
Bonafous wrote Histoire Naturelle, Agricole et Économique du Mäis, a monograph about maize, in 1836. [2] [3] In it, he showed that corn was able to adapt to hostile weather conditions. [4] For example, it could grow in sand (as in New Jersey), in humid climate (like Colombia) or in cold weather (like the Apennine Mountains). [4]
He also wrote about mulberry trees and their use for raising silkworms in De la culture des Mûriers (1822) and Traité de l'éducation des Vers à Soie et de la culture du Mûrier (1840). [5]
The plant Bonafousia was named after him. [6]
He died on March 23, 1852. [2]