Matthieu Bonafous
1793–1852
French agriculturist. Settled in Turin and became director of the Agricultural Institute. Published works on the cultivation of cereal crops. Studied and translated works on silkworms, compiling a catalogue of nearly 2000 published works on the subject.
Sources
DBF
Index biographique de l’Académie des sciences.
Bibliography
DBF: Dictionnaire de biographie Française. Under the direction of J. Balteau et al. 21 vols. and 4 fascicules of vol. 22 (A–Leyris d’Esponchès) to date. Paris: Librairie Letouzey & Ané. 1933–.
Index biographique de l’Académie des sciences: Index biographique de l’Académie des sciences du 22 décembre 1666 au 1er octobre 1978. Paris: Gauthier-Villars. 1979.
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