An outstanding populariser, Gilbert Bocquet engage with the public through countless excursions, exhibitions, lectures, courses and publications about botany. He was responsible for the Feuille Verte, the first issue of which appeared in spring 1982. In the same year, he founded the Association des Amis du Jardin botanique, to spread the ideas and publications of the Geneva Botanical Garden.

On the scientific front, Bocquet brought the Botanical garden up to date with the introduction of computer technology in 1980. He saw that this technology could be adapted to a science of classification, and thus became the creator of several online databases.

This guided tour is part of the “Variations botaniques” series and complements "Our Illustrious Scientists", an exhibition included in COLLECTOR and dedicated to the great names in botany who have marked the history of the Geneva Botanical Garden and whose remarkable contributions to our collections are on display to mark the 200th anniversary of the Conservatoire.
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