Pierre Chouard

Pierre Chouard (Paris, 29 October 1903 - Paris, 11 December 1983) was a French botanist, specialising in plant physiology.

Biography

He entered the École normale supérieure, in the class of 1924, and graduated in natural sciences in 1927.

In 1930, he participated in the formation of the International Mediterranean and Alpine Geobotany Station in Montpellier.

He was professor of plant physiology at the Sorbonne and director of the plant research establishment Phytotron at Gif-sur-Yvette.

In 1962, with his friend Henri Gaussen, he was instrumental in the creation of the Pyrenees National Park. Both went on to be part of the park's Scientific Committee.

He was a member of the Académie d'agriculture de France, a founding member of the Société française de physiologie végétale, and President of the Société botanique de France in 1949–1950. Choard authored some six taxon names, including four in the genus Hyacinthella, Brimeura amethystina and Muscari subg. Moscharia. He is associated with at least thirty.

Publications

References

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  4. ↑ "La Station Internationale de Géobotanique Méditerranéenne et Alpine". Journal d'agriculture traditionnelle et de botanique appliquée. 1930. pp. 553–557. doi:10.3406/jatba.1930.4876. Retrieved 12 February 2024.
  5. 1 2 Sophie Bobbé, Il était une fois un parc... : Histoire de la création du parc national des Pyrénées, dans Histoire des parcs nationaux, Éditions Quae, 2009 ISBN 9782759201822
  6. ↑ Drut, Olivier. "CTHS - CHOUARD Pierre". cths.fr (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2021.
  7. ↑ "Chouard, Pierre | International Plant Names Index". www.ipni.org. Retrieved 15 May 2021.