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Pierre Chouard

Pierre Chouard (Paris, 29 October 1903 - Paris, 11 December 1983) was a French botanist, specialising in plant physiology.

Biography

He entered the École normale supérieure, in the class of 1924,[1] and graduated in natural sciences in 1927.[2]

In 1930, he participated in the formation of the International Mediterranean and Alpine Geobotany Station in Montpellier.[3][4]

He was professor of plant physiology at the Sorbonne and director of the plant research establishment Phytotron at Gif-sur-Yvette.

In 1962, with his friend Henri Gaussen, he was instrumental in the creation of the Pyrenees National Park.[5] Both went on to be part of the park's Scientific Committee.[5]

He was a member of the Académie d'agriculture de France, a founding member of the Société française de physiologie végétale, and President of the Société botanique de France in 1949–1950.[6]Choard authored some six taxon names, including four in the genus Hyacinthella, Brimeura amethystina and Muscari subg. Moscharia. He is associated with at least thirty.[7]

Publications

References

  1. ^ Bulletin de l’Association amicale des anciens élèves de l'École normale supérieure, 1986, p. 75-77
  2. ^ "Les agrégés de l'enseignement secondaire. Répertoire 1809-1960 | Ressources numériques en histoire de l'éducation". rhe.ish-lyon.cnrs.fr. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  3. ^ La Station Internationale de Géobotanique Méditerranéenne et Alpine, in the Revue de botanique appliquée et d'agriculture coloniale, 1930, vol.10, No. 107, p. 553-557
  4. ^ "La Station Internationale de Géobotanique Méditerranéenne et Alpine". Journal d'agriculture traditionnelle et de botanique appliquée. 1930. pp. 553–557. doi:10.3406/jatba.1930.4876. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. ^ a b Sophie Bobbé, Il était une fois un parc... : Histoire de la création du parc national des Pyrénées, dans Histoire des parcs nationaux, Éditions Quae, 2009 ISBN 9782759201822
  6. ^ Drut, Olivier. "CTHS - CHOUARD Pierre". cths.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. ^ "Chouard, Pierre | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

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