Tschudi contributed many articles on horticulture and natural history to the supplementary volumes of the Encyclopédie. He influenced the views of Jean-Baptiste Lamarck. In a 1790 letter to Charles-Joseph Panckoucke, Lamarck noted that the articles written by Tschudi "contain observations, even in great numbers, which I have used to advantage and which I shall not ignore."[2]
In a 1777 article in the Encyclopédie that influenced Lamarck, he analysed the effect of climate and soil on transplants. According to science historian Richard W. Burkhardt:
Tschoudi observed that a plant's habitude had to be altered gradually if transplantation were to be successful. Organic changes occur, he said, as the result of factors that operate gradually and continually upon supple organs. He did not doubt that such acquired changes could be passed down to succeeding generations. He discussed the production of new varieties through hybridization.[3]
Tschudi in his garden in Colombey planted many exotic plants and published articles and memoirs on agriculture and artificial grassland, the culture of alfalfa, the cultivation of forests and the utility of their planting, on trees and various plants. He wrote botanical articles in the Yverdon Encyclopedia. Tschoudi converted the area around Colombey Castle into a park. He had planted trees from Asia, Africa and America at great expense.
Publications
1765: Discours de Mr de Tschoudi, bailli de Metz, à l'assemblée générale des deux religions du louable canton de Glaris où il a demandé le renouvellement de l'ancien droit de citoien de ses ancêtres(sic), (S. l.).
1768: De la transplantation, de la naturalisation, et du perfectionnement des végétaux. Londres et Paris.
1768: Traité des arbres résineux conifères, impr. de J. Collignon, Metz, 1768
1774: L'indigence, ode en stances libres, par M. le baron de Tschoudi, impr. de J. Antoine, Metz, 1774.
1775: Les vœux d'un citoyen, ode au Roi, avec un morceau de poésie champêtre, par M. le baron de Tschoudi, impr. de J. Antoine, Metz.
jean, baptiste, louis, théodore, tschudi, also, known, tschoudi, tschudy, august, 1734, march, 1784, french, botanist, poet, career, editborn, metz, wrote, libretto, gluck, opera, echo, narcisse, with, françois, louis, gand, bland, roullet, wrote, libretto, sa. Jean Baptiste Louis Theodore de Tschudi also known as Tschoudi or Tschudy 16 August 1734 7 March 1784 was a French botanist and poet Career EditBorn in Metz he wrote the libretto for Gluck s opera Echo et Narcisse and with Francois Louis Gand Le Bland Du Roullet co wrote the libretto for Salieri s Les Danaides He later served as Councillor to the Prince de Liege 1 Tschudi contributed many articles on horticulture and natural history to the supplementary volumes of the Encyclopedie He influenced the views of Jean Baptiste Lamarck In a 1790 letter to Charles Joseph Panckoucke Lamarck noted that the articles written by Tschudi contain observations even in great numbers which I have used to advantage and which I shall not ignore 2 In a 1777 article in the Encyclopedie that influenced Lamarck he analysed the effect of climate and soil on transplants According to science historian Richard W Burkhardt Tschoudi observed that a plant s habitude had to be altered gradually if transplantation were to be successful Organic changes occur he said as the result of factors that operate gradually and continually upon supple organs He did not doubt that such acquired changes could be passed down to succeeding generations He discussed the production of new varieties through hybridization 3 Tschudi in his garden in Colombey planted many exotic plants and published articles and memoirs on agriculture and artificial grassland the culture of alfalfa the cultivation of forests and the utility of their planting on trees and various plants He wrote botanical articles in the Yverdon Encyclopedia Tschoudi converted the area around Colombey Castle into a park He had planted trees from Asia Africa and America at great expense Publications Edit1765 Discours de Mr de Tschoudi bailli de Metz a l assemblee generale des deux religions du louable canton de Glaris ou il a demande le renouvellement de l ancien droit de citoien de ses ancetres sic S l 1768 De la transplantation de la naturalisation et du perfectionnement des vegetaux Londres et Paris 1768 Traite des arbres resineux coniferes impr de J Collignon Metz 1768 1774 L indigence ode en stances libres par M le baron de Tschoudi impr de J Antoine Metz 1774 1775 Les vœux d un citoyen ode au Roi avec un morceau de poesie champetre par M le baron de Tschoudi impr de J Antoine Metz References Edit Bibliotheque nationale de France Louis Theodore de Tschudi Retrieved 28 August 2014 in French Stafleu Frans A 1971 Lamarck The Birth of Biology Taxon 20 4 397 442 Burkhardt Richard W 1995 The Spirit of System Lamarck and Evolutionary Biology Harvard University Press p 90 ISBN 0 674 83318 X This biographical article related to opera is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jean Baptiste Louis Theodore de Tschudi amp oldid 1128901366, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
