A tireless traveller, Edmond Boissier (1810-1885) quickly established himself as the leading specialist in the flora of the Iberian Peninsula and the Middle East, on which he worked until his death in close collaboration with his friend Georges Reuter (1805-1872), curator of his herbarium.
The Boissier herbarium, completed by his son-in-law William Barbey (1842-1914), contains around 200,000 samples. Containing all the types of his Flora Orientalis, it is now considered by the international botanical community to be one of the most important in the world. It is a "closed" herbarium: its samples are never lent out but can be consulted on site.
Follow the presentation dedicated to Edmond Boissier.

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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