Caroline Barbey-Boissier
Caroline Barbey-Boissier (née Boissier; 4 August 1847 – 18 January 1918) was a Swiss botanist, author and philanthropist.
Life
Barbey-Boissier was born in Geneva on 4 August 1847, the daughter of botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier and Lucile Butini-de la Rive.[1][2][3] After her mother's early death, she was raised by her aunt, Countess Valérie de Gasparin (née Boissier), whose biography she wrote.[1] Barbey-Boissier collaborated in botanical works with her husband William Barbey, whom she married in 1869.[1] She was active in Protestant philanthropic organizations such as l'Amie de la jeune fille ("Friend of the Young Woman").[1] Barbey-Boissier died in Pregny-Chambésy on 18 January 1918, aged 70.[1]
Written works
- Herborisations au Levant −1882 (in French), co-written with her husband William Barbey
- La comtesse Agénor de Gasparin et sa famille: Correspondance et souvenirs 1813–1894, Volume 1 – 1902 (in French)
The standard author abbreviation Barb.-Boiss. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[4]
References
- ^ a b c d e Olivier Fatio: "Caroline Barbey-Boissier" in German, French and Italian in the online Historical Dictionary of Switzerland, 5 May 2004.
- ^ "Barbey-Boissier, C. (1847–1918)". Global Plants. JSTOR. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ "Mrs Caroline Barbey-Boissier". Wallace Letters Online. Natural History Museum. Retrieved 5 August 2018.
- ^ International Plant Names Index. Barb.-Boiss.