Louis Corbière
Louis Corbière | |
|---|---|
| Born | François Marie Louis Corbière 10 May 1850 |
| Died | 3 January 1941 (aged 90) |
| Known for | botanist and mycologist |
| Scientific career | |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Corb. |
François Marie Louis Corbière (10 May 1850, Champsecret – 3 January 1941, Cherbourg) was a French botanist and mycologist.
He worked as a school teacher in the town of Sées, followed by similar duties in Argentan (1869). In 1882 he became a professor of sciences at the lycée in Cherbourg. Here he worked as a conservator at the city's natural history museum and as scientific director of the Parc Emmanuel-Liais.
In 1907 he became a member of the Société botanique de France, and for a period of time, served as president of the Société d'horticulture de Cherbourg. He was also a member of the Société des sciences naturelles de Cherbourg and the Société linnéenne de Normandie.