Désiré Georges Jean Marie Bois (9 October 1856, in Granville – 2 February 1946, in Saint-Mandé) was a French

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, horticulturist and agronomist. From 1920 to 1932 he was chair of

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at the

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. He was in charge of several scientific excursions, including trips to

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(1922) and to

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and the

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(1932). He also taught classes at the École Nationale de la France d'Outre-Mer.Biography
Académie des sciences d'outre-mer He was a member of numerous scientific societies, including the Académie des sciences coloniales (from 1925). In 1920 he was named president of the Société botanique de France, being re-chosen for a second term in 1931.

Selected works

* ''Dictionnaire d'horticulture'', 1893–1899 – Dictionary of horticulture. * ''L'approvisionnement des halles centrales de Paris en 1899, les fruits et les légumes'', 1900 (with Georges Gibault 1856–1941) – The supply of the central market of Paris in 1899: fruits and vegetables. * ''Titres et travaux scientifiques de M. D. Bois'', 1906 – Titles of scientific works by Bois. * ''Le petit jardin. Manuel pratique d'horticulture'', 1919 – The small garden, manual of practical horticulture. * ''Les plantes alimentaires chez tous les peuples et à travers les âges : histoire, utilisation, culture'', 1927 – Food plants among all nations and throughout the ages, etc.WorldCat Identities
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(bibliography of Désiré Bois) {{DEFAULTSORT:Bois, Desire Georges Jean Marie 1856 births 1946 deaths People from Manche French agronomists French gardeners 20th-century French botanists 19th-century French botanists

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