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Jacques Denys (Denis) Choisy (5 April 1799, Jussy – 26 November 1859, Geneva) was a Swiss Protestant clergyman and botanist.〔(Google Books ) Meyers Grosses Konversations-Lexikon, Volume 4〕 He studied theology, law, humanities and sciences at the ''Académie de Genéve''. In 1821 he became ordained as a minister, and during the following year, furthered his education in Paris. During his stay in Paris, he was accepted as a member of the ''Société d'histoire naturelle''. Following his return to Geneva in 1824, he was named chair of rational philosophy at the Academy, a position he maintained until 1847.〔(Bulletin de la Société Botanique de France: publication mensuelle ..., Volume 7 ) by Société Botanique de France〕 As a student in Geneva, he came under the influence of Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, and in the process, developed a lifelong passion for botany.〔 He was a principal contributor towards Candolle's publication of "Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis", being the author of the sections involving the plant families Marcgraviaceae, Convolvulaceae, Hydroleaceae, Selaginaceae, Nyctaginaceae, Hypericineae and Guttiferae.〔(Bibdigital.rjb ) biographical information〕 The botanical genus ''Choisya'' (family Rutaceae) is named in his honor.〔(The Names of Plants ) by D. Gledhill〕 As a theologian/philosopher he published works with titles such as, "''Des doctrines exclusives en philosophie rationelle''" (1828) and "''Les lois morales: Fragment d'un cours de philosophie morale''" (1836).〔(Google Search ) publications〕 == Selected botanical works == * ''Prodromus d'une monographie de la famille des hypéricinées'', (9 editions issued from 1821 to 1983) – Prodomus of a monograph on Hypericineae. * ''Descriptions des Hydroléacées'', 1830 – Descriptions of Hydroleaceae. * ''Convolvulaceae orientales'', 1834 – Convolvulaceae Oriental * ''Mémoire sur les familles des Ternstroemiacées et Camelliacées'', 1854 – Treatise on the families Ternstroemiaceae and Camelliaceae.〔(OCLC Classify ) 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「Jacques Denys Choisy」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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