Île Saint-Louis in Paris in Département de Paris, Île-de-France, France — Western Europe

Henry-Louis Duhamel du Monceau

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 26, 2022

1. Henry-Louis Duhamel du Monceau Marker

Inscription. Click to hear the inscription.

Ici vécut de 1743 a 1782
Henry-Louis
Duhamel du Monceau
Membre de l'Académie des Sciences
Inspecteur Général de la Marine
Initiateur de l'agronomie moderne
et de la foresterie

(English translation:)

Here lived from 1743 to 1782
Henry-Louis Duhamel du Monceau,
Member of the Academy of Sciences,
Inspector General of the Navy,
and initiator of modern agronomy and forestry.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Horticulture & Forestry • Science & Medicine.

Location. 48° 51.092′ N, 2° 21.566′ E. Marker is in Paris, Île-de-France, in Département de Paris. It is in Île Saint-Louis. It is on Quai d'Anjou, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 13 Quai d'Anjou, Paris, Île-de-France 75004, France. Touch for directions.

Regionally, it is in the North Atlantic Region,

Europe,

the European Union,

Atlantic Europe,

the Schengen Area,

Western Europe,

a coastal Mediterranean country,

and the Western World.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once a French colony

and also the Roman Empire.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: A.V. Geoffroy-Dechaume (here, next to this marker); Honoré Daumier (a few steps from this marker); Charles Baudelaire (1821 - 1867)

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(a few steps from this marker); Petit Hôtel de Marigny (within shouting distance of this marker); Vladimir Lossky (within shouting distance of this marker); Charles Lederman (within shouting distance of this marker); Philippe Lebon (within shouting distance of this marker); Léon Bourgeois (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Paris.

Also see . . . Henri-Louis Duhamel Du Monceau (Encyclopedia.con).

Overview: French agronomist, botanist, and chemist who first distinguished soda from potash (1736). Duhamel's explanation of the saffron plant blight in France brought him his first scientific recognition (1728). After conducting chemical experiments in the 1730s, his interests shifted to botany and agronomy. He published several works on wood's structural properties, a book on ship rigging (1747), and an exposition of Jethro Tull's agricultural writings (1750). Duhamel's pioneering contributions to agricultural practice proved influential in France.

(Submitted on February 2, 2023.)

Henry-Louis Duhamel du Monceau Marker - wide view image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 26, 2022

2. Henry-Louis Duhamel du Monceau Marker - wide view

Photographed by Andrew Ruppenstein, July 26, 2022

3. Henry-Louis Duhamel du Monceau Marker - wide view

Credits. This page was last revised on February 2, 2023. It was originally submitted on February 2, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California. This page has been viewed 423 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on February 2, 2023, by Andrew Ruppenstein of Lamorinda, California.