Jean Henri Jaume Saint-Hilaire (October 29, 1772 – 1845) was a French naturalist and artist, born in Grasse, France.

Biography

Born as ''Jaume'', he added ''Saint-Hilaire'' later. Some biographers indicate that this addition was to distinguish himself from a family member, Henri-Honore Jaume, a

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who had been involved in the

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, during the French Revolution. He served in the French Army during the Italian campaign, before returning to civilian life in 1800. He then returned to Paris and resumed his studies, especially natural history. He wrote a guide to the new '' Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle'', and learned floral painting from

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(1746-1822). In 1805 he wrote his first important publication: ''Exposition des familles naturelles et de la germination des plantes, contentant la description de 2 337 genres et d'environ 4 000 espèces, 112 planches dont les figures ont ete dessinées par l'auteur'' n exposition about natural families and the germination of plants, containing the description of 2,337 genera and about 4,000 species, 112 plates whose figures were drawn by the author In it, he popularized the classification of

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rench plants described and painted from nature grouping together one thousand engravings that he had made himself. Jaume was quite interested in forests, and became a member of '' Société Royale d’Agriculture'' in 1831. He also became interested in the culture of '' Wrightia tinctoria'', a member of the plant family Apocynaceae used for its dyeing qualities.

List of selected publications

* * * ''Exposition des familles naturelles et de la germination des plantes, contentant la description de 2 337 genres et d'environ 4 000 espèces, 112 planches dont les figures ont été dessinées par l'auteur'', 1805 * ''La flore et la pomone françaises: histoire et figure en couleur, des fleurs et des fruits de France ou naturalisés sur le sol français''. (Published by the author: Paris, Rue Furstemberg, 1828-1833). * ''Traité des arbres forestiers: ou histoire et description des arbres indigènes ou naturalisés''. A work preceded by ''une instruction sur la culture des arbres'', by M. Thouin. (Printed by Firmin Didot, Paris, 1824). *
Traité des arbrisseaux et des arbustes cultivés en France et en pleine terre
'. (Published by the author: Paris, 1825).

References

Sources

* Roger L. Williams (1988), Gerard and Jaume: Two Neglected Figures in the History of Jussiaean Classification (Part Three). ''Taxon'', ''Vol. 37'' (2, May, 1988) : 233-271.

External links

Biography at Missouri Botanical Garden
{{DEFAULTSORT:Jaume Saint-Hilaire, Jean Henri 19th-century French botanists Botanists active in Europe 1772 births 1845 deaths People from Grasse