While employed as director of the ecclesiastic library Sainte-Geneviève in Paris, Ventenat took a trip to England. Here he investigated the country's botanical gardens, inspiring him to pursue a vocation in sciences. Following his time at library he became an active botanist, studying under and collaborating with botanist Charles Louis L'Héritier de Brutelle (1746–1800).[2] In 1795 he was elected a member of the Institut national des sciences et des arts, later known as the Académie des sciences.
In 1794 he wrote a treatise on the principles of botany titled Principes de botanique, expliqués au Lycée républicain par Ventenat. After publication he became so disappointed with its mediocrity that he reportedly made efforts to procure all copies of the book and have them destroyed. In 1798 he published a French translation of Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu's Genera plantarum as Tableau du règne végétal selon la méthode de Jussieu.[3] In his translation of the work, Ventenat added information involving the properties and uses of plants.
In 1799 he published Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues, cultivées dans le jardin de J.-M. Cels, a work that described flora in the botanical garden of Jacques Philippe Martin Cels (1740–1806), and in 1803 he published Le Jardin de la Malmaison,[1] being written at the request of Joséphine de Beauharnais (1763–1814), who wished to immortalize the rare species of plants found in the gardens and greenhouses of Château de Malmaison. The illustrations in the two aforementioned works were performed by famed botanical artistPierre-Joseph Redouté (1759–1840). Ventenat is also credited with continuing the work on Jean Baptiste François Pierre Bulliard's Histoire des champignons de la France, a landmark work on mushrooms native to France.
Callmander, Martin W.; Durbin, Olivier D.; Lack, Hans-Walter; Bungener, Patrick; Martin, Pascal; Gautier, Laurent (3 April 2017). "Etienne-Pierre Ventenat (1757–1808) and the Gardens of Cels and Empress Joséphine". Candollea. 72 (1): 87–132. doi:10.15553/c2017v721a8. S2CID 90248584.
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The Eponym Dictionary of Southern African Plants Plant Names T-Z ventenatii/ventenatiana
IPNI. List of plant names with authority Ventenat.
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Étienne, pierre, ventenat, vent, redirects, here, other, uses, vent, march, 1757, august, 1808, french, botanist, born, limoges, brother, naturalist, louis, ventenat, 1765, 1794, clerodendrum, viscosum, jardin, malmaison, while, employed, director, ecclesiasti. Vent redirects here For other uses see Vent Etienne Pierre Ventenat 1 March 1757 13 August 1808 was a French botanist born in Limoges He was the brother of naturalist Louis Ventenat 1765 1794 Clerodendrum viscosum Jardin de La Malmaison 1 While employed as director of the ecclesiastic library Sainte Genevieve in Paris Ventenat took a trip to England Here he investigated the country s botanical gardens inspiring him to pursue a vocation in sciences Following his time at library he became an active botanist studying under and collaborating with botanist Charles Louis L Heritier de Brutelle 1746 1800 2 In 1795 he was elected a member of the Institut national des sciences et des arts later known as the Academie des sciences In 1794 he wrote a treatise on the principles of botany titled Principes de botanique expliques au Lycee republicain par Ventenat After publication he became so disappointed with its mediocrity that he reportedly made efforts to procure all copies of the book and have them destroyed In 1798 he published a French translation of Antoine Laurent de Jussieu s Genera plantarum as Tableau du regne vegetal selon la methode de Jussieu 3 In his translation of the work Ventenat added information involving the properties and uses of plants In 1799 he published Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues cultivees dans le jardin de J M Cels a work that described flora in the botanical garden of Jacques Philippe Martin Cels 1740 1806 and in 1803 he published Le Jardin de la Malmaison 1 being written at the request of Josephine de Beauharnais 1763 1814 who wished to immortalize the rare species of plants found in the gardens and greenhouses of Chateau de Malmaison The illustrations in the two aforementioned works were performed by famed botanical artist Pierre Joseph Redoute 1759 1840 Ventenat is also credited with continuing the work on Jean Baptiste Francois Pierre Bulliard s Histoire des champignons de la France a landmark work on mushrooms native to France Contents 1 Works 2 References 3 Bibliography 4 External linksWorks editPrincipes de botanique expliques au Lycee republicain 1792 Ventenat Etienne Pierre 1799 Tableau du regne vegetal selon la methode de Jussieu 3 vols in French Paris J Drisonnier Vol I Discours sur l etude de la botanique p i Dictionaire de botanique p 1 Nomenclature methodique p 579 Vol II Acotyledones p 1 Monocotyledones p 75 Dicotyledones p 225 Vol III Dicotyledones continued Class 12 Polypetales onwards Schema p 139 Description des plantes nouvelles et peu connues cultivees dans le jardin de J M Cels 1799 Choix de plantes dont la plupart sont cultivees dans le jardin de Cels 1803 Ventenat E P 1803 1804 Jardin de la Malmaison 2 vols in French Paris Crapelet Decas Generum Novorum 1808 The standard author abbreviation Vent is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name 4 References edit a b Ventenat 1803 1804 Callmander et al 2017 Ventenat 1799 International Plant Names Index Vent Bibliography editThis article was originally based on a translation of the equivalent article at the French Wikipedia Adrien Davy de Virville dir Histoire de la botanique en France SEDES Paris 1955 394 p H Walter Lack Un Jardin d Eden Chefs d œuvre de l illustration botanique Taschen Cologne 2001 576 p William Wheeler L Illustration botanique Les Editions du Carrousel Paris 1999 175 p Stearn William Thomas 28 February 1939 Ventenat s Description des Plantes de J M Cels Jardin de la Malmaison and Choix des Plantes Journal of the Society for the Bibliography of Natural History 1 7 199 201 doi 10 3366 jsbnh 1939 1 7 199 Callmander Martin W Durbin Olivier D Lack Hans Walter Bungener Patrick Martin Pascal Gautier Laurent 3 April 2017 Etienne Pierre Ventenat 1757 1808 and the Gardens of Cels and Empress Josephine Candollea 72 1 87 132 doi 10 15553 c2017v721a8 S2CID 90248584 External links editThe Eponym Dictionary of Southern African Plants Plant Names T Z ventenatii ventenatiana IPNI List of plant names with authority Ventenat Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Etienne Pierre Ventenat amp oldid 1144573738, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
