Jean-Marie Pelt
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Jean-Marie Pelt (24 October 1933 – 23 December 2015) was a French biologist, botanist and pharmacist with degrees in both biology and pharmacy.
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Jean-Marie Pelt | |
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Born | (1933-10-24)24 October 1933 Thionville, Moselle, France |
Died | 23 December 2015(2015-12-23) (aged 82) Vantoux, Moselle, France |
Known for | Books on pharmaceutical plants |
Awards | Officer of the Légion d'honneur |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany, pharmacy |
Institutions | University of Nancy, University of Lorraine |
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He was professor at the University of Lorraine, specializing in medicinal plants and traditional pharmacopeia, and is the author of several scientific articles and books on pharmaceutical plants, plant biology and urban ecology.[1] Pelt was known to the French public as the producer of several television series and radio broadcasts on plant biology and ecology.[2][3] He has been nicknamed the Konrad Lorenz of the vegetable world.[4][5]