Jean Beauverie | |
|---|---|
 Jean Beauverie (1874–1938) | |
| Born | 18 February 1874 |
| Died | 22 February 1938 |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | botanist and mycologist |
Jean Beauverie (18 February 1874 in Fontaines-sur-Saône – 22 February 1938 in Lyon) was a French botanist and mycologist.
In 1894 he obtained his degree in natural sciences, followed by work as a botanical préparateur, then a lecturer, at the University of Lyon. In 1912 he was a lecturer at the faculty of sciences in Nancy, where he eventually became an associate professor. Later he gained a professorship at Clermont-Ferrand, and in 1923 returned as a professor to Lyon.[1]
From 1895 to 1938, he was a member of the Société linnéenne de Lyon, serving as its president on two separate occasions (1907 and 1928). He was also a member of the Société botanique de France (1919), the Société mycologique de France and Société botanique de Lyon (vice-president 1910, president 1912).[1]
In 1912 Jean Paul Vuillemin named the genus Beauveria (family Clavicipitaceae) in his honor[2] for his work the previous year on the type species - B. bassiana - transferring it from Botrytis.[3]
- ^ a b Sociétés savantes de France (biography)
- ^ Use of Entomopathogenic Fungi in Biological Pest Management, 2007: 1-11 Naming names: The etymology of fungal entomopathogens
- ^ Zimmermann, Gisbert (2007). "Review on safety of the entomopathogenic fungi Beauveria bassiana and Beauveria brongniartii". Biocontrol Science and Technology. 17 (6). Taylor & Francis: 553–596. doi:10.1080/09583150701309006. ISSN 0958-3157. S2CID 85350953. p. 556:
Biological properties of Beauveria spp. History ...In 1911, Beauverie studied the fungus again and in 1912 Vuillemin created the new genus Beauveria in honor of Beauverie, of which the species B. bassiana became the type.