Retrato de Napoléon Doumet-Adanson
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Autor

Napoléon Doumet-Adanson

1834–1897

Nacimiento
22 de octubre de 1834, Guéret
Muerte
31 de mayo de 1897, Château de Balaine
Nacionalidad
Francia
Ocupación
Botánico, entomólogo, político, recolector de plantas y recolector científico

Vida y obra

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Napoléon Doumet-Adanson (22 October 1834, Guéret – 31 May 1897 Château de Balaine (Villeneuve-sur-Allier) was a French naturalist.

He was a botanist specialising in the flora of Tunisia. He was a founder member of the Société d'horticulture et de botanique de l'Hérault. Doumet was also interested in entomology. He was a Member of the Institut de France.

In 1882 Jules Ferry, as Minister of Public Instruction, decided to create a mission to explore the Regency of Tunisia.

The expedition was headed by the botanist Ernest Cosson and included Doumet-Adanson and other naturalists.

In 1884 a geological section under Georges Rolland was added to the Tunisian Scientific Exploration Mission.

Rolland was assisted by Philippe Thomas from 1885 and by Georges Le Mesle in 1887.

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