Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée
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Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée was a French botanist who was born in Ardentes
, 7 November 1789, and died in Paris
on 21 May 1874. He was the author of works on botany and mycology, practical and historical pharmacology, Darwinism, and his experiences in several regions of Europe.
in 1825 then Strasbourg
in 1832, when he was promoted to M.D.
and professor of botany. He was also responsible for the botanical garden
until Strasbourg was taken by the Prussians at the end of the their war with France, and Fée went on the Paris. In 1874 he was elected as the president of the Société botanique de France. He was a cryptogamist - working on ferns, lichens, and fungi - who published a 7 volume series Essai sur les Cryptogames de écorces exotiques officinales (Essay on the Cryptogams that grow on Exotic Medicinal Barks). Fée was primarily focused on tropical and medicinal plants. He wrote a review of systema naturae
in 1830 and a biography of its author, Linnaeus, in 1832. He also discussed early botanists and systematic works.
The species names Cheilanthes feei
or Selliguea feei
commemorate this author. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Fée when citing
a botanical name
.
Ardentes
Ardentes is a commune in the Indre department in central France....
, 7 November 1789, and died in Paris
Paris
Paris is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
on 21 May 1874. He was the author of works on botany and mycology, practical and historical pharmacology, Darwinism, and his experiences in several regions of Europe.
Biography
Fée served as a medical orderly during Napoleon's campaign in Spain, then established a pharmacy in Paris. He was schooled in the profession in Strasbourg, receiving his degree in 1815. He met the botanist Christiaan Hendrik Persoon in 1823, and came to be strongly influenced by him. He later became an instructor at teaching hospitals, firstly in LilleLille
Lille is a city in northern France . It is the principal city of the Lille Métropole, the fourth-largest metropolitan area in the country behind those of Paris, Lyon and Marseille. Lille is situated on the Deûle River, near France's border with Belgium...
in 1825 then Strasbourg
Strasbourg
Strasbourg is the capital and principal city of the Alsace region in eastern France and is the official seat of the European Parliament. Located close to the border with Germany, it is the capital of the Bas-Rhin département. The city and the region of Alsace are historically German-speaking,...
in 1832, when he was promoted to M.D.
Doctor of Medicine
Doctor of Medicine is a doctoral degree for physicians. The degree is granted by medical schools...
and professor of botany. He was also responsible for the botanical garden
Botanical garden
A botanical garden The terms botanic and botanical, and garden or gardens are used more-or-less interchangeably, although the word botanic is generally reserved for the earlier, more traditional gardens. is a well-tended area displaying a wide range of plants labelled with their botanical names...
until Strasbourg was taken by the Prussians at the end of the their war with France, and Fée went on the Paris. In 1874 he was elected as the president of the Société botanique de France. He was a cryptogamist - working on ferns, lichens, and fungi - who published a 7 volume series Essai sur les Cryptogames de écorces exotiques officinales (Essay on the Cryptogams that grow on Exotic Medicinal Barks). Fée was primarily focused on tropical and medicinal plants. He wrote a review of systema naturae
Systema Naturae
The book was one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carolus Linnaeus. The first edition was published in 1735...
in 1830 and a biography of its author, Linnaeus, in 1832. He also discussed early botanists and systematic works.
The species names Cheilanthes feei
Cheilanthes feei
Cheilanthes feei is a species of lip fern known by the common name Slender lip fern. It is native to much of western North America from British Columbia and Alberta to northern Mexico, and throughout much of the central United States....
or Selliguea feei
Selliguea feei
Selliguea feei is a plant species belonging to the Selliguea genus. This fern can be collected in Indonesia. The species name feei commemorates the botanist Antoine Laurent Apollinaire Fée.-Biochemistry:...
commemorate this author. This botanist is denoted by the author abbreviation Fée when citing
Author citation (botany)
In botanical nomenclature, author citation refers to citing the person who validly published a botanical name, i.e. who first published the name while fulfilling the formal requirements as specified by the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature...
a botanical name
Botanical name
A botanical name is a formal scientific name conforming to the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature and, if it concerns a plant cultigen, the additional cultivar and/or Group epithets must conform to the International Code of Nomenclature for Cultivated Plants...
.
Works
- Essai sur les cryptogames des écorces exotiques officinales, précédé d'une méthode lichénographique et d'un “Genera” (two volumes, Firmin-Didot père et fils, Paris, 1824–1837).
- Méthode lichénographique et “Genera″ (Firmin-Didot père et fils, Paris, 1824).
- Code pharmaceutique, ou Pharmacopée française (Paris, 1826).
- Entretiens sur la botanique dans la Bibliothèque d'instruction populaire. Maître Pierre ou le Savant de village (F.-G. Levrault, Paris, 1835, réédité par Langlois et Leclercq, Paris, en 1849).
- Cours d'histoire naturelle pharmaceutique, ou Histoire des substances usitées dans la thérapeutique, les arts et l'économie domestique (two volumes, Corby, Paris, 1828).
- Promenade dans la Suisse occidentale et le Valais (J. Rouvier et E. Le Bouvier, Paris, 1835).
- Catalogue méthodique des plantes du Jardin botanique de la Faculté de médecine de Strasbourg (F.-G. Levrault, Strasbourg, 1836).
- Entretiens sur la zoologie dans la Bibliothèque d'instruction populaire. Maître Pierre ou le Savant de village (F.-G. Levrault, Paris, 1836).
- Entretiens sur la zoologie. Oiseaux dans la Bibliothèque d'instruction populaire. Maître Pierre ou le Savant de village (F.-G. Levrault, Paris, 1838).
- Mémoires sur la famille des Fougères (three books in two volumes, Veuve Berger-Levrault, Strasbourg, 1844–1852).
- Voceri, chants populaires de la Corse, précédés d'une excursion faite dans cette île en 1845, par A.-L.-A. Fée (V. Lecou, Paris, 1850).
- “Genera filicum″, exposition des genres de la famille des Polypodiacées (classe des Fougères) (J.-B. Baillière, Paris, 1850–1852).
- Études philosophiques sur l'instinct et l'intelligence des animaux (Veuve Berger-Levrault, Strasbourg, 1853).
- Iconographie des espèces nouvelles décrites ou énumérées dans le “Genera filicum″ et revision des publications antérieures relatives à la famille des Fougères (three volumes, Veuve Berger-Levrault et fils, Paris, 1854–1865).
- Souvenirs de la guerre d'Espagne... 1809-1813 (Veuve Berger-Levrault et fils, Paris, 1856).
- Voyage autour de ma bibliothèque, littérature et philosophie (Veuve Berger-Levrault et fils, Paris, 1856).
- Fougères mexicaines, catalogue méthodique (sans lieu, 1858).
- L'Espagne à cinquante ans d'intervalle, 1809-1859 (Veuve Berger-Levrault et fils, Paris, 1861).
- Les Misères des animaux (Humbert, Paris, 1863).
- Le Darwinisme, ou Examen de la théorie relative à l'origine des espèces (V. Masson et fils, Paris, 1864).
- Histoire des Fougères et des Lycopodiacées des Antilles (J.-B. Baillière, Paris, 1866).
- In collaboration with Auguste François Marie GlaziouAuguste François Marie GlaziouAuguste François Marie Glaziou was a French landscape designer and botanist who was born in Lannion, Brittany.As a student in Paris he earned a degree in civil engineering and took classes at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle...
, Cryptogames vasculaires (fougères, lycopodiacées, hydroptéridées, équisétacées) du Brésil (two volumes, J.-B. Baillière et fils, Paris, 1869–1873). - Études sur l'ancien théâtre espagnol. Les Trois Cid (Guillen de Castro, Corneille, Diamante). Hormis le roi, personne. Ce que sont les femmes. Fragments de la Celestina (Firmin-Didot frères, fils et Cie, Paris, 1873).