Pierre Alfred Déséglise (28 October 1823,

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– 13 December 1883,

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) was a French

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. He was a student of

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(1803–1875), with whom he botanized and collected plants in the department of

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and surrounding areas. In the midst of hardship in 1871, he relocated to

, where in 1874 he began work as an assistant

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at the Conservatoire Botanique. At the time of his death, his collection of

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s were sent to the

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at the

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(biography) In his botanical studies, he focused on plants from the genera ''

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'', ''

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'' and ''

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''. He was the author of the following works: * ''Descriptions de quelques espèces nouvelles du genre Rosa''; Extrait du Billotia. (1864) – Descriptions of some new species from the genus ''Rosa''. * ''Catalogue raisonnè ou Énumèration mèthodique des espèces du genre rosier pour l'Europe, l'Asie et l'Afrique, spècialement les rosiers de la France et de L'Angleterre''; Genève, Mentz, (1877) –

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; methodical enumeration of species from the genus ''Rosa'' found in Europe, Asia and Africa, especially roses of France and England.WorldCat Search
(published works)

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Deseglise, Pierre Alfred 1823 births 1883 deaths Scientists from Bourges 19th-century French botanists