Jean Louis Émile Boudier (6 January 1828, in Garnay – 4 February 1920, in

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) was a

pharmacist A pharmacist, also known as a chemist (Commonwealth English) or a druggist (North American and, archaically, Commonwealth English), is a healthcare professional who prepares, controls and distributes medicines and provides advice and instructi ...

who lived in Montmorency,

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. He published a fair amount about the

Discomycetes Discomycetes is a former taxonomic class of Ascomycete fungi which contains all of the cup, sponge and brain fungi and some club-like fungi. It includes typical cup fungi like the scarlet elf cup and the orange peel fungus, and fungi with frui ...

and other areas of

mycology Mycology is the branch of biology concerned with the study of fungi, including their genetic and biochemical properties, their taxonomy and their use to humans, including as a source for tinder, traditional medicine, food, and entheogens, as ...

. He often used Émile as his first name. He received his education at the École de Pharmacie de Paris, and in 1853, established a pharmacy in

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. He then became manager of his father's pharmacy, where he worked for many years. In 1878 he retired as a pharmacist in order to devote his time to scientific research.BOUDIER Jean Louis Émile
Sociétés savantes de France He was a founding member of the

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(vice-president 1884; president 1887–90) and an honorary member of the

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. He named several species including '' Amanita franchetii'', ''

Disciotis venosa ''Disciotis venosa'', commonly known as the bleach cup, veiny cup fungus, or the cup morel is a species of fungus in the family Morchellaceae. Fruiting in April and May, they are often difficult to locate because of their nondescript brown color. ...

'', '' Ptychoverpa bohemica'', and ''

Trichoglossum hirsutum ''Trichoglossum hirsutum'' is a species of fungus in the family Geoglossaceae. In the UK, it has been given the recommended English name of hairy earthtongue. In North America it is known variously as velvety earth tongue, shaggy earth tongue, or ...

''.

In 1897, botanist Sacc. published ''

Boudierella ''Boudierella'' is a genus of fungi in the family Pyronemataceae. The genus name of ''Boudierella'' is in honour of Jean Louis Émile Boudier Jean Louis Émile Boudier (6 January 1828, in Garnay – 4 February 1920, in Blois) was a phar ...

'' which is a genus of fungi in the family

Pyronemataceae The Pyronemataceae are a family of fungi in the order Pezizales. It is the largest family of the Pezizales, encompassing 75 genera and approximately 500 species. Phylogenetic analyses does not support the prior classifications of this family, an ...

and named in Jean Louis Émile Boudier's honor.

Selected publications

* 1897: ''Révision analytique des morilles de France'' (Taxonomic revision of the morels of France). * 1901: ''Influence de la nature du sol et les vegetaux qui y croissant sur le développement des champignons'' (The influence of the nature of the soil and the plants growing in the area on the development of fungi). * 1904-1909: ''Icones mycologicae ou iconographie des champignons de France, principalement Discomycètes'' (Mycological pictures or iconography of the mushrooms of France, especially the Discomycetes); Boudier's magnum opus.A Brief History of Mycological Illustration
Harvard University Herbaria * 1907: ''Histoire et classification des Discomycètes d'Europe''. * 1911: ''La fresque de Plaincourault (Indre)'' (The fresco of Plaincourault (Indre).

External links

"Jean Louis Émile Boudier"
Historical Index of Mycologists, ''Illinois Mycological Society".

References

20th-century French botanists French mycologists French pharmacists Scientists from Paris People from Eure-et-Loir 1828 births 1920 deaths 19th-century French botanists {{France-botanist-stub

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