Georges François Reuter (30 November 1805 – 23 May 1872) 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 plant collector. He was born in Paris, and died in

Geneva Geneva ( ; french: Genève ) frp, Genèva ; german: link=no, Genf ; it, Ginevra ; rm, Genevra is the List of cities in Switzerland, second-most populous city in Switzerland (after Zürich) and the most populous city of Romandy, the French-speaki ...

. Initially an engraver, in 1835 he switched vocations and dedicated his time and energy towards botany. Beginning in 1835 he worked as a

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Augustin Pyramus de Candolle Augustin Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (, , ; 4 February 17789 September 1841) was a Swiss botanist. René Louiche Desfontaines launched de Candolle's botanical career by recommending him at a herbarium. Within a couple of years de Candol ...

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, and from 1841 to 1849, he was curator of

Pierre Edmond Boissier Pierre Edmond Boissier (25 May 1810 Geneva – 25 September 1885 Valeyres-sous-Rances) was a Swiss prominent botanist, explorer and mathematician. He was the son of Jacques Boissier (1784-1857) and Caroline Butini (1786-1836), daughter of Pierre ...

's herbarium. He also collaborated with Boissier on numerous projects that included various plant collection trips. From 1849 until his death, he was director of the

botanical garden A botanical garden or botanic gardenThe terms ''botanic'' and ''botanical'' and ''garden'' or ''gardens'' are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word ''botanic'' is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens, an ...

.BHL
Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications In 1838 the botanical genus ''Reutera'' was named in his honor by Boissier.

Published works

* "Diagnoses plantarum novarum hispanicarum praesertim in Castella nova lectarum" (with Pierre Edmond Boissier), 1842. * ''Essai sur la végétation de la Nouvelle Castille'', 1843 - Essay on the vegetation of New Castile * "Pugillus plantarum novarum Africae borealis Hispaniaeque australis" (with Pierre Edmond Boissier), 1852. * ''Quelques notes sur la végétation de l'Algérie'', 1852 - Some notes on the vegetation of

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. * ''Catalogue des plantes vasculaires qui croissent naturellement aux environs de Genéve'', 1861 - Catalog of

vascular plants Vascular plants (), also called tracheophytes () or collectively Tracheophyta (), form a large group of land plants ( accepted known species) that have lignified tissues (the xylem) for conducting water and minerals throughout the plant. They al ...

native to the environs of Geneva.WorldCat Identities
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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Reuter, George Francois 1805 births 1872 deaths 19th-century French botanists Scientists from Paris