André Pierre Jules Maublanc (24 July 1880, in

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– 30 April 1958, in

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) was a French

mycologist Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungus, fungi, including their genetics, genetic and biochemistry, biochemical properties, their Taxonomy (biology), taxonomy and ethnomycology, their use to humans, including as a so ...

and

plant pathologist Plant pathology (also phytopathology) is the scientific study of diseases in plants caused by pathogens (infectious organisms) and environmental conditions (physiological factors). Organisms that cause infectious disease include fungus, fung ...

. Beginning in 1902, he worked as a préparateur at the Station de Pathologie végétale in Paris. In 1912, he traveled to

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, where he was responsible for organizing the plant pathology laboratory at the National Museum in Rio de Janeiro. In 1921, he was named head (''chef de travaux'') of

botany Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek w ...

and plant pathology at the Institut nationale agronomique.André Maublanc (1880–1958)
Bulletin de Société mycologique de FranceBHL
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications From 1909 he served as general secretary of the

Société mycologique de France The Société mycologique de France (Mycological Society of France), often known by the abbreviation SMF, is an association linking French and French-speaking mycologists. History The society was founded in 1884 in Épinal in the Vosges by thr ...

, and in 1945 was named president of the

Société botanique de France The Société botanique de France (SBF) is a French learned society founded on 23 April 1854. At its inaugural meeting it stated its purpose as "to contribute to the progress of botany and related sciences and to facilitate, by all means at its di ...

. The mycological genera '' Maublancia'' (G.Arnaud, 1918) and ''Maublancomyces'' (

Herter Herter is a German occupational surname for a herdsman. Notable people with the surname include: * Albert Herter (1871–1950), American painter; son of Christian, the furniture maker * Christian Herter (1895–1966), American politician; son of ...

, 1950) commemorate his name.

Selected works

* ''Maladies des plantes cultivées''; with

Georges Delacroix Édouard Georges Delacroix (24 January 1858 in Montrouge – 1 November 1907 in Paris) was a French mycologist and plant pathologist. Beginning in 1886 he worked in the laboratory of plant pathology at the Institut nationale agronomique, whe ...

(2 volumes, 1908–09) – Diseases of cultivated plants. ** I, ''Maladies non parasitaires'' (non-parasitic diseases), by Delacroix. ** II, ''Maladies parasitaires'' (parasitic diseases), by Delacroix and Maublanc. * ''Les champignons comestibles et vénéneux'', (1921, 6th edition 1971) –

Edible An edible item is any item that is safe for humans to eat. "Edible" is differentiated from "eatable" because it does not indicate how an item tastes, only whether it is fit to be eaten. Nonpoisonous items found in nature – such as some mushroo ...

and

poisonous mushroom Mushroom poisoning is poisoning resulting from the ingestion of mushrooms that contain toxic substances. Its symptoms can vary from slight gastrointestinal discomfort to death in about 10 days. Mushroom toxins are secondary metabolites produced b ...

s. * ''Icones selectae fungorum''; with

Paul Konrad Paul Konrad (1 April 1877 in Le Locle – 19 December 1948 in Neuchâtel) was a Swiss geometrician and amateur mycologist. From 1902 he was an employee of the Compagnie des Transports en commun de Neuchâtel et environs, Compagnie des Tramways ...

(6 parts, 1924–37). * ''Les Agaricales classification, revision des especes, iconographie, comestibilite''; with Paul Konrad (1948) – Classification of

Agaricales The fungal order Agaricales, also known as gilled mushrooms (for their distinctive gills) or euagarics, contains some of the most familiar types of mushrooms. The order has 33 extant families, 413 genera, and over 13,000 described species, alo ...

; revision of species, iconography and edibility.Maublanc, André (1880-1958)
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