Jean Thore
French botanist and physician
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Jean Thore (13 October 1762, Montaut-les-Créneaux – 27 April 1823, Dax) was a French botanist and medical doctor who practiced medicine in the town of Dax.[1]
In 1808 Bory de Saint-Vincent circumscribed the algae genus of Thorea in his honor;[2] the genus Thoreochloa Holub also bears his name.[3] This is a synonym of Arrhenatherum.[4]
Published works
- Essai d'une chloris du Département des Landes, 1803.
- Promenade sur les côtes du golfe de Gascogne, 1810.[5]
