Jean-Marie Pelt | |
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Born | Thionville, Moselle, France | 24 October 1933
Died | 23 December 2015 Vantoux, Moselle, France | (aged 82)
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 |
Jean-Marie Pelt (24 October 1933 – 23 December 2015) was a French biologist, botanist and pharmacist with degrees in both biology and pharmacy.
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]