Édouard Ernest Prillieux (11 January 1829 in

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– 7 October 1915 in

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) was a French

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and agronomist known for his work with plant diseases. He took courses at the

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as a pupil of Adrien-Henri de Jussieu and Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart, then from 1850 studied botany at the

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under

Pierre Étienne Simon Duchartre Pierre Étienne Simon Duchartre (27 October 1811, Portiragnes – 5 November 1894, Meudon) was a French botanist. He studied biology in Toulouse, where after graduation he worked as a teacher. From 1837 he taught classes in Fumel, several year ...

.Anciens sénateurs IIIème République : PRILLIEUX Edouard
/ref> For a number of years afterwards he served in various functions at the Sorbonne and at the natural history museum. From 1874 he taught classes at the École Centrale des Arts et Manufactures,BHL
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications and in 1876 was named a professor of botany and

plant physiology Plant physiology is a subdiscipline of botany concerned with the functioning, or physiology, of plants. Closely related fields include plant morphology (structure of plants), plant ecology (interactions with the environment), phytochemistry (bi ...

at the agronomic institute. In 1887 he became director of the Station de Pathologie végétale in Paris. In 1876 he was chosen as president of the Société nationale d'agriculture, and in 1883 became inspector general of agricultural education. In 1897 he replaced

Charles Victor Naudin Charles Victor Naudin (14 August 1815 in Autun – 19 March 1899 in Antibes) was a French naturalist and botanist. Biography Naudin studied at Bailleul-sur-Thérain in 1825, at Limoux, and at the University of Montpellier from which he gra ...

at the

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(botanical section). From 1897 to 1906 he served as a senator representing the department of

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. The

mycological Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy and their use to humans, including as a source for tinder, traditional medicine, food, and entheogens, as w ...

genera '' Prillieuxia '' ( Sacc. & Syd., 1899) and '' Prillieuxina'' (G.Arnaud, 1918) commemorate his name.

Selected works

* ''De la Structure et du mode de formation des graines bulbiformes de quelques amaryllidées'' (1858) – The structure and mode of formation of bulbous seeds in some members of

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. * ''Etude du mode de végétation des orchidées'' (1867) – Research on the mode of vegetation involving

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

s. * ''Le pourridié des vignes de la Haute-Marne produit par le "Rœsleria hypogæa"'' (1880) – Vine rot in

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.Most widely held works by Édouard Ernest Prillieux
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Prillieux, Edouard Ernest 1829 births 1915 deaths Scientists from Paris 19th-century French botanists French phytopathologists Plant physiologists French mycologists Senators of Loir-et-Cher 20th-century French botanists