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Emmanuel Le Maout

1799 – 1877

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About Emmanuel Le Maout

Lived 1799 – 1877 (aged 77). Emmanuel Le Maout was a French botanist, ornithologist, naturalist, physician and university teacher.

Jean-Emmanuel-Marie Le Maout (29 December 1799, Guingamp – 23 June 1877, Paris) was a French naturalist.

In 1842, Le Maout qualified as a physician at the University of Paris, where he became a demonstrator of natural sciences in the Faculty of Medicine. Later he gave private lessons in literature and natural history. He was decorated with the Légion d'honneur in 1869.

in 1854, botanist Hugh Algernon Weddell published Maoutia which is a genus of shrubs or small trees in the nettle family (Urticaceae) and named in his honour.

Works Le Jardin des Plantes (1842, 2 vol. in-8), with Louis Couailhac (1810–1885) and Pierre Bernard (1810–1876). Cahiers de physique, de chimie et d'histoire naturelle (1841, in-4) Leçons analytiques de lecture à haute voix (1842, in-8; nouvelle édition, 1856) Leçons élémentaires de botanique, précédées d'un Spécimen, en 1843 (2 part, avec 500 gravures, 1845, 3e édition, 1867) Atlas élémentaire de botanique (1848, 1684 fig.), avec texte en regard Les Mammifères et les Oiseaux (1851–1854, 2 vol. gr. in-8, illustrés), belle publication d'où l'éditeur a tiré ses principaux envois à l'Exposition universelle de 1855 Flore élémentaire des jardins et des champs (1855, in-18, 2e édition, 1865) Traité général de botanique (1867, in-4, 5 500 figures) avec Joseph Decaisne (1807–1882). English edition 1873. Les Trois Règnes de la Nature Tournefort Linné Jussieu (Curmer, 1851).

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Education
Lycée Georges-Clemenceau
Awards
Knight of the Legion of Honour
Also known as
Le Maout, Jean-Emmanuel-Marie Le Maout

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Frequently asked questions

Who was Emmanuel Le Maout?

naturalist (1799-1877)

When was Emmanuel Le Maout born?

Emmanuel Le Maout was born on 29 December 1799 in Guingamp.

When did Emmanuel Le Maout die?

Emmanuel Le Maout died on 16 May 1877 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.

What was Emmanuel Le Maout's occupation?

Emmanuel Le Maout was a botanist, ornithologist, naturalist, physician and university teacher.

What nationality was Emmanuel Le Maout?

Emmanuel Le Maout was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Emmanuel Le Maout

· Wikidata: Q2329183

· DBpedia: Emmanuel Le Maout

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