Matthieu Bonafous


Matthieu Bonafous was a French botanist born in Lyon.

Early life

Matthieu Bonafous was born on March 7, 1793 in Lyon, France.

Career

Bonafous wrote Histoire Naturelle, Agricole et Économique du Mäis, a monograph about maize, in 1836. In it, he showed that corn was able to adapt to hostile weather conditions. For example, it could grow in sand, in humid climate or in cold weather.
He also wrote about mulberry trees and their use for raising silkworms in De la culture des Mûriers and Traité de l'éducation des Vers à Soie et de la culture du Mûrier.
The plant Bonafousia was named after him.

Death

He died on March 23, 1852.

Other works