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Bernard Renault (4 March 1836, Autun – 16 October 1904) was a French paleobotanist. He was a specialist in regard to the anatomy of Carboniferous and Permo-Carboniferous Era flora. In 1867 he earned his doctorate in physical sciences at Paris, followed by work as an instructor of chemistry at the college in Cluny (1867–72). Later on, he was associated with the ''Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'' in Paris, serving as a préparateur (1872–76) and an assistant naturalist (1876–1904). In 1879 he obtained his doctorate in natural sciences.〔(BHL ) Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications〕 During his tenure at Cluny, he developed an interest in paleobotany. He conducted studies of fossil flora in the vicinity of his hometown of Autun, an area abundant in silicified remains of plants dating from the Permo-Carboniferous Age. His studies of fossil ferns led to the founding of a new plant family, Botryopterideae. He also made important findings concerning the anatomy of the extinct genus ''Sphenophyllum'', as well as to the anatomy and reproductive aspects of the extinct genus ''Annularia''. His work caught the attention of Adolphe Brongniart, who subsequently offered him a position at the natural history museum in Paris. With Brongniart, he conducted investigations of silicified seeds.〔(Google Books ) Proceedings of the Linnean Society of London〕〔(Fossil Plants: A Text-Book for Students of Botany and Geology, Volume 1 ) by A. C. Seward〕〔(The New international encyclopaedia ) edited by Frank Moore Colby, Talcott Williams〕 He is credited as the first scientist to account for all organs of the extinct conifer family Cordaitaceae.〔 The genus ''Renaultia'' was named in his honour by Charles René Zeiller (1883).〔 He was a member of the ''Société éduenne des lettres, sciences et arts'' (from 1867), the ''Société linnéenne de Normandie'', the ''Institut géologique de Vienne'', and in 1884, was deputy associate of the ''Carte géographique de France'' project. In 1886 he was a founding member and first president of the ''Société d'histoire naturelle et des amis du muséum d'Autun''.〔(Prosopo ) Sociétés savantes de France〕〔 == Selected works == * ''Recherches sur les végétaux silicifiés d'Autun'', 1876 – Research on the silicified flora of Autun. * ''Végétaux silicifiés d'Autun et de Saint-Etienne. Nouvelles recherches sur la structure des "Sphenophyllum" et sur leurs affinités botaniques'' – Silicified flora of Autun and Saint-Etienne. New research on the structure of ''Sphenophyllum'' and on their botanical affinities. * ''Structure comparée de quelques tiges de la flore carboniféres'', 1879 – Comparative structure of some stems of Carboniferous flora. * ''Cours de botanique fossile fait au Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle'', (1881–1886, 4 volumes) – Course on fossil botany at the ''Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle''. * ''Flore fossile'', (1888–89, 2 volumes) with Charles René Zeiller – Fossil flora. * ''Sur quelques microorganismes des combustibles fossiles'', 1900 – On some micro-organisms found in fossil fuels.〔(OCLC WorldCat ) published works〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Bernard Renault (botanist)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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