Georges de Layens (January 6, 1834 in Lille - October 23, 1897 in Nice) was a French
botanist
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 wo ...
and apiculturalist. He was the creator of a popular mobile beehive called the "Layens hive".
Layens was a member of the Académie des sciences. From 1869 to 1874, he lived in the Dauphiné Alps, where he established an apiary. Around 1877 he founded an apiary in
Louye
Louye () is a commune in the Eure department in Normandy in northern France. Louye is situated roughly 76 km from Paris.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Eure department
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,
Eure
Eure () is a department in Normandy in Northwestern France, named after the river Eure. Its prefecture is Évreux. In 2019, Eure had a population of 599,507.Gaston Bonnier (1853–1922), he was co-author of a book on apiculture called "''Cours complet d'apiculture''" and a publication on plants of northern France and Belgium titled "''Nouvelle flore du Nord de la France et de la Belgique''". Other publications associated with Layens include:
* ''Elevage des abeilles: par les procédés modernes pratique et théorie'', 1882 - Beekeeping: modern procedures, practice and theory.
* ''Les abeilles: pratique de leur culture: miel, cire, hydromel'', 1885 - Bees: their culture:
honey
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mead
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* ''Le rucher illustre, erreurs à éviter et conseils à suivre'', 1900 - Apiary through illustrations, mistakes to avoid and tips to follow.
* "Notice sur Georges de Layens (1834-1897)" by Gaston Bonnier.WorldCat Title Notice sur Georges de Layens (1834-1897)
References
* Parts of this article are based on a translation of an equivalent article at the Spanish Wikipedia.