André Louis Joseph Edmond Armand Guillaumin (21 June 1885 in
Arrou – 29 May 1974 in
Athis-Mons) was a French
botanist
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.
He obtained his
license
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in
biology in 1906 and began work in the ''
Muséum national d'histoire naturelle'' in
Paris in 1909 as a preparer. He obtained a
doctorate in
biological science in 1910 and became assistant to the chair 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 ...
. In 1932 he succeeded
Désiré Georges Jean Marie Bois (1856-1946) as head of the department of
horticulture at the museum. He became the deputy director of the museum from 1947 to 1950, retiring in 1956.
His work includes the investigation on the parts associated with
Oxalidaceae,
Rutaceae,
Burseraceae,
Hamamelidaceae,
Haloragaceae,
Callitrichaceae,
Rhizophoraceae,
Mehistomaceae and
Crypteroniaceae
The Crypteroniaceae are a family (biology), family of flowering plant, flowering trees and shrubs. The family includes 13 species in three genus, genera, native to Indomalaya.
Genera
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in ''Flore générale de l'Indo-Chine'' (Flowers of Indo-China; 1910, 1911, 1912, 1920, 1921), ''Arbres et arbrisseaux utiles ou ornementaux'' (Useful and Ornamental Trees and Shrubs; 1928) and ''Les Fleurs de jardins'' (The Flowers for Gardens; 4 volumes, 1929 to 1936). In 1928 he published a posthumous book by
Léon Diguet
Léon Diguet (25 July 1859, Le Havre – 31 August 1926, Paris) was a French naturalist.
He studied science at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris, where he was influenced by scientists that included biologist Jean Louis Armand ...
, ''Les Cactacées utiles du Mexique'' (Useful Cacti of Mexico).
WorldCat Title
Les Cactacées utiles du Mexique
Despite limited resources, Guillaumin made significant contributions to the museum, and was the creator of several gardens, including the winter, or alpine garden.
See also
* List of Chairs of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
The following is a list persons who have held the chairs of the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle. The number of chaired positions, and their subject areas, have evolved since the creation of the original twelve chairs, some being subdivided in ...
References
*Philippe Jaussaud & Edward R. Brygoo (2004). ''Du Jardin au Muséum en 516 biographies'' . Brygoo (2004). Muséum national d'histoire naturelle de Paris: page 630.
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1885 births
People from Eure-et-Loir
1974 deaths
20th-century French botanists