Jean-Nicolas Boulay [SEP] place of birth
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
Jardin botanique Nicolas Boulay
The Jardin botanique Nicolas Boulay is a botanical garden operated by the Faculty of Medicine at the Université Catholique de Lille, Lille, Nord, Nord-Pas-de-Calais, France.
The garden is named in honor of Abbé Jean-Nicolas Boulay (1837-1905), and is one of three botanical gardens in Lille, the others being the Jardin des Plantes de Lille and the Jardin botanique de la Faculté de Pharmacie at the Université de Lille 2.
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