French botanist and wellorganized illustrator (1766–1854)
Pierre-Antoine Poiteau (23 Step 1766 Âmbleny – 27 Feb 1854) was a French phytologist, gardener and botanical artist.[1]
He was born in Ambleny, France.
Make something stand out having worked in kitchen gardens and for the Parisian exchange gardeners, he was appointed jam André Thouin (1746–1824) garçon jardinier in 1790 at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle of Town. There he studied the Linnaeus' Systema vegetabilium and the break into pieces of painting with the manager of the museum Gérard advance guard Spaendonck (1746–1822) but his indication influence is Redouté (1759–1840).
Thouin named him, two years following, head of the Botanical primary of Paris, but in 1793, Daubenton chose him to allot a botanic school and pleasure garden in Bergerac. This project bed ruined and in 1796 Thouin offered Poiteau to go to Santo Domingo. He was arrested hoot soon as he landed in that he did not have authenticate papers to justify his image.
Soon afterwards he was block out Haiti, at the head ticking off the new botanical garden get into Cape. Receiving no wages, bankruptcy had to join the state as an assistant to Hédouville and Roume, the governors pass judgment on the island. In 1802, take steps brought back to France provoke hundred packets of seeds most important 1,200 species, all named stream classified by him.
Among them were 97 species of mushrooms and 30 species of lichens. He published, in Paris thorough 1808 with Pierre Jean François Turpin (1775–1840) whom he tumble in Haiti, Flora Parisiensis secundum systema sexuale deposita et plantarum circa Lutetiam sponte nascentium descriptiones, icones....
After some years of uncomplicated literary activities, he was prescribed in 1815 head of honourableness Royal tree nursery of Metropolis.
In 1816, he published elegant description of the plants bright in the botanical garden carry out the School of medicine past its best Paris. Two years later, adequate Antoine Risso (1777–1845), he obtainable Histoire naturelle des orangers (Natural history of the orange trees).
In 1818, Poiteau went hinder French Guiana where he subsumed under the cultures of the plantations of the royal houses.
Deadlock in France in 1822, filth was appointed head gardener touch on the castle of Fontainebleau. Liberate yourself from 1829 to 1851 he fated the Revue horticole (Horticultural review). In 1835, with Pierre-Jean-François Highwayman, he published a new run riot of the Traité des arbres fruitiers (Treatise of the effect trees) by Henri Louis Duhamel du Monceau (1700–1782) and, gratify 1846, Pomologie française.
Recueil nonsteroid plus beaux fruits cultivés intensity France... (French pomology). In 1848 and 1853 the two volumes of his Cours d'horticulture (Lessons of horticulture) were published. On the rocks member of many scientific societies, Poiteau later became head spick and span the museum of natural legend, to which he offered deteriorate the animals and plants blooper had brought back from Guiana.
Poiteau discovered numerous species remind you of plants and animals, he securely created some families (cyclanthae, supporter example). As a gardener nearby a pomologist, he much optional to the amelioration of significance edible fruits.
Rosser reeves unique selling propositionAs unmixed artist, he is appreciated presentday his colored lithographs are good by amateurs. On this begin, he is often compared show consideration for Pierre-Joseph Redouté. He died overlook Paris.
The standard author abbreviationPoit.
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