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Laurent de Chazelles (28 July 1724 – 28 May 1808) was a French agronomist, magistrate, and horticulturist.[1]
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| Born | July 24, 1724 |
| Died | May 28, 1808 (aged 83) |
| Nationality | French |
| Occupation(s) | Magistrate, Horticulturist, Agronomist |
| Title | Chairperson of Moselle General Council |
| Term | 1800-1809 |
Biography edit
Laurent de Chazelles was born in Metz, France, on July 28, 1724. He was the son of a tax collector and became the lawyer for the Parliament of Metz, taking over his brother's tenure (Louis de Chazelles; 1722-1751). Laurent then became the "Président à mortier", chamber president, in 1754 for the Parliament of Metz.
Laurent was one of the founding members of the Royal Society of Arts and Sciences in Metz, to which he chaired at in 1764, 1765, and 1768. He has a castle built on his land at Lorry-devant-le-Pont, near Metz, which included magnificent greenhouses that he filled with exotic plants. His Lorry greenhouses' were paid tribute in a poem, titled Templum Metensibus sacrum by Bernardin Pierron.[2]
As the horticulturist he was, Laurent followed in the footsteps of Philip Miller, a British botanist known as the Prince of Gardens, publishing two volumes to support Philip's work. Laurent's volumes described plants omitted from Philip's volumes, or discovered since publishing, and explains how to grow and care for them.
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A. ^ "M." is the French equivalent of Monsieur, a word commonly attributed to either Mr. or Sir depending on the context. In this context, it is an honorific for Laurent.
References edit
- ^ "Sunflower, 1796 by Laurent de Chazelles (1724-1808)". Retrieved 2024-04-06.
- ^ "'Templum Metensibus sacrum : Carmen' - Viewer | MDZ". www.digitale-sammlungen.de. Retrieved 2024-04-09.
- ^ Miller, Philip (1786–1789). Dictionnaire des jardiniers et des cultivateurs. Tome 1 / , par Philippe Miller, traduit de l'anglais sur la VIIIe édition, avec un grand nombre d'additions... par MM. de Chazelles,... Holandre, etc., Nouvelle édition...
- ^ Chazelles; Lamort, Claude (1789). Supplément au Dictionnaire des jardiniers : qui comprend tous les genres et les especes de plantes non détaillées dans le Dictionnaire de Miller ... Biblioteca de la Universidad de Sevilla. A Metz : De l'Imprimerie de Claude Lamort.
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