Jean-Nicolas Boulay, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French bryologist
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Place of Birth: Vagney, Grand Est, France
About Jean-Nicolas Boulay
- Jean-Nicolas Boulay (11 June 1837 in Vagney – 19 October 1905 in Lille) was a French clergyman, bryologist and paleobotanist. He studied theology at the seminary in Saint-Dié-des-Vosges, later being named professor of botany at the Catholic University of Lille (1875).
- The Jardin botanique Nicolas Boulay at the university is named in his honor. He was the author of numerous books and articles in the fields of bryology and paleobotany.
- The fossil pteridosperm genus Boulayatheca bears his name, as does the bryophyte genus Boulaya, being circumscribed by Jules Cardot in 1912.
- In addition to bryological/paleobotanioal research, he performed taxonomic work involving the genus Rubus.
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