Jean Louis Lucand (11 November 1821,

Beauvilliers, Yonne Beauvilliers () is a commune in the Yonne department in Bourgogne-Franche-Comté in north-central France. See also *Communes of the Yonne department *Parc naturel régional du Morvan Morvan Regional Natural Park (French: ''Parc naturel région ...

– 19 November 1896) 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 mycological artist. A career soldier, he served in the French military from 1842 to 1873. In 1866 he was named captain and a chevalier in the

Legion of Honor The National Order of the Legion of Honour (french: Ordre national de la Légion d'honneur), formerly the Royal Order of the Legion of Honour ('), is the highest French order of merit, both military and civil. Established in 1802 by Napoleon ...

. Following retirement from the army, he moved to the community of Autun, where he focused his energies on mycology.Bulletin trimestriel de la Société mycologique de France, Volumes 12-13
by Société mycologique de France He was a founding member 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 also a member of the ''Société d'histoire naturelle du Creusot'' and the ''Société d'histoire naturelle et des amis du muséum d'Autun''. The species ''Rosa lucandiana'' was named in his honor by

François-Xavier Gillot François-Xavier Gillot (12 September 1842, in Autun – 8 October 1910, in Autun) was a French physician, mycologist and botanist. Gillot was a founding member of the ''Société d'histoire naturelle d'Autun'', and from 1877 was a non-resident ...

and Pierre Alfred Déséglise.

Selected works

* "Drawings of mushrooms by Jean Louis Lucand" (published in 1875 in English) * ''Figures peintes de champignons de la France, suite à la geographie de Bulliard; fasc. 1-17.'' – Painted figures of mushrooms native to France, geography suite of

Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard (also Pierre Bulliard; 24 November 1752, in Aubepierre-sur-Aube Haute-Marne – 26 September 1793, in Paris) was a French physician and botanist. Bulliard studied in Langres, where he became interested ...

, fascicles 1 to 17. * ''Champignons comestibles et vénéneux des environs d'Autun'', 1886 – Edible and poisonous mushrooms from the vicinity of Autun. * ''Catalogue raisonné des champignons supérieurs (Hyménomyétes) des environs d'Autun et du département de Saône-et-Loire'' (with François-Xavier Gillot), 1891 - Catalogue raisonné of major fungi (

Hymenomycete Hymenomycetes was formerly the largest taxonomic group of fungi within the division Basidiomycota, but the term is no longer taxonomically relevant. Many familiar fungi belong to this class, including bracket fungi and toadstools. This class co ...

) from the vicinity of Autun,

Saône-et-Loire Saône-et-Loire (; Arpitan: ''Sona-et-Lêre'') is a department in the Bourgogne-Franche-Comté region in France. It is named after the rivers Saône and Loire, between which it lies, in the country's central-eastern part. Saône-et-Loire is Bo ...

. * ''Les Champignons de la France, suite à l' iconographie de Bulliard'', 1892 – Mushrooms of France, iconography suite of Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard.World Cat Identities
Most widely held works by L Lucand

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lucand, Jean Louis 1821 births 1896 deaths French mycologists People from Yonne