Léon Gaston Genevier
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Léon Gaston Genevier (18 June 1830, in
Saint-Clément-de-la-Place Saint-Clément-de-la-Place () is a commune in the Maine-et-Loire department in western France. Population See also *Communes of the Maine-et-Loire department The following is a list of the 176 communes of the Maine-et-Loire department ...
, near
Angers Angers (, , ;) is a city in western France, about southwest of Paris. It is the Prefectures of France, prefecture of the Maine-et-Loire department and was the capital of the province of Duchy of Anjou, Anjou until the French Revolution. The i ...
– 11 July 1880, in
Nantes Nantes (, ; ; or ; ) is a city in the Loire-Atlantique department of France on the Loire, from the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast. The city is the List of communes in France with over 20,000 inhabitants, sixth largest in France, with a pop ...
) was a French
pharmacist A pharmacist, also known as a chemist in English in the Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth English, is a healthcare professional who is knowledgeable about preparation, mechanism of action, clinical usage and legislation of medications in ...
and
botanist Botany, also called plant science, is the branch of natural science and biology studying plants, especially Plant anatomy, their anatomy, Plant taxonomy, taxonomy, and Plant ecology, ecology. A botanist or plant scientist is a scientist who s ...
. During his career, he was a practicing pharmacist in
Mortagne-sur-Sèvre Mortagne-sur-Sèvre (, literally ''Mortagne on Sèvre'') is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The commune was formed by the consolidation Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Évrunes and Saint-Hilaire-de-Mor ...
and Nantes. Genevier is best remembered for investigations of the genus ''
Rubus ''Rubus'' is a large and diverse genus of flowering plants in the rose family, Rosaceae, subfamily Rosoideae, most commonly known as brambles. Fruits of various species are known as raspberries, blackberries, dewberries, and bristleberries. ...
'' native to the Loire basin. He was an honorary member of the ''Société d'études scientifiques d'Angers''.


Publications

* ''Extrait de la florule des environs de Mortagne-Sur-Sèvre (Vendée)'', 1866 - Extrait on local flora in the vicinity of
Mortagne-sur-Sèvre Mortagne-sur-Sèvre (, literally ''Mortagne on Sèvre'') is a commune in the Vendée department in the Pays de la Loire region in western France. The commune was formed by the consolidation Mortagne-sur-Sèvre, Évrunes and Saint-Hilaire-de-Mor ...
. * ''Essai monographique sur les Rubus du bassin de la Loire'', 1869 - Monograph on ''Rubus'' found in the Loire basin. * ''Etude sur les champignons consommés à Nantes sous le nom de champignon rose ou de couche'' (Agaricus campestris L.), 1876 * ''Premier supplément à l'essai monographique sur les "Rubus" du bassin de la Loire'' - First supplement to the monograph on ''Rubus'' of the Loire basin.IDREF.fr
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Genevier, Leon Gaston 1830 births 1880 deaths People from Maine-et-Loire French pharmacists 19th-century French botanists