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### Author
Paris, \[Jean\] Édouard Gabriel \[Narcisse\] (1827-1911), French soldier and bryologist; collected in France and Algeria; retired from the military as général de brigade 1889; commander of the Légion d'Honneur.
**Abbreviated name**: *Par.* \[standard form in IPNI: *Paris*\]
#### Herbarium and types
[[Collection REN|REN]]; other material at [[Collection B|B]], [[Collection BM|BM]], [[Collection BP|BP]], [[Collection BR|BR]], [[Collection C|C]], [[Collection F|F]], [[Collection FI|FI]], [[Collection JE|JE]], [[Collection K|K]], [[Collection L|L]], [[Collection LD|LD]], [[Collection MO|MO]], [[Collection MW|MW]], [[Collection NY|NY]], [[Collection PC|PC]], [[Collection S|S]], [[Collection STU|STU]], [[Collection W|W]]. – 223 letters from P. to Brotherus are in the Helsinki University Library.
*Exsiccatae*: *Iter boreale africanum* (2 cent., see Buchinger, Flora 50: 80. 1867). – Some letters at [[Collection G|G]]; correspondence with V.F. Brotherus (223 letters) at [[Collection H|H]] (Univ. Libr.).
#### Bibliography and biography
Barnhart 3: 48; BM 4: 1521; Bossert p. 300; CSP 17: 705; GR p. 342; Herder p. 266; IH 2: (in press); Kelly p. 166; Kew 4: 228; Lenley p. 321; LS 19821-19822; MW p. 378; NAF ser. 2. 9: 125; PR (alph.); SBC p. 128; Tucker 1: 538; Urban-Berl. p. 310.
#### Biofile
- A.M.S., Bryologist 15(6): 97-98. 1912.
- Anon., Bot. Gaz. 17: 267; 1892 (request collaboration *Index bryologicus*); Bot. Not. 1911: 190 (b. 8 Nov 1827, d. 30 Apr 1911); Bull. Soc. bot. France 58: 261. 1911 (d.).
- Britton, E.G., Bull. Torrey bot. Club 19: 273. 1892 (request collaboration *Index bryologicus*).
- Cosson, É., Comp. fl. atl. 1: 75-76. 1881.
- Cosson & Durieu, Exped. Sci. Algér. Bot. 2: xi. 1868.
- Husnot, T., Rev. bryol. 26: 39. 1899 (prix Montagne), 34: 79. 1907 (prix Milne-Edwards), 35: 16. 1908 (prix Desmazières), 38: 93-95, 120. 1911 (obit., herb. to REN).
- Koponen, T., *in* G.C.S. Clarke, ed., Bryophyte Systematics 164. 1979 (corr. with Brotherus).
- Lamy, D., Occas. Pap. Farlow Herb. 16: 121, 126. 1981 (corr. F.F.G. Renauld).
- Lindemann, E. v., Bull. Soc. imp. Natural. Moscou 61(1): 52. 1886.
- Maire, R., Progr. conn. bot. Algérie no, 175. 1931.
- Merrill, E.D., Contr. U.S. natl. Herb. 30: 236. 1947 (Pacific bibl.).
- Murray, G., Hist. coll. BM(NH) 1: 172. 1904 (N. Afr. pl.).
- Paris, J.E.G.N., Bull. Soc. bot. France 14: 197-225, 268-290. 1867 (travel report Sahara), 17 (bibl.): 144. 1870 (exch. pl. Algeria), 39: 53-56. 1892 (letter on the projected *Index bryol.*), 41: 30. 1894 (id.), 45: 151-157. 1898 (id.); Rev. bryol. 25: 41-42. 1898 (inf. suppl. Index), 27: 99-100. 1900 (exsicc. for sale); 38: 48. 1911 (*Florule bryol. Guinée*).
- Sayre, G., Bryologist 80: 515. 1977.
- Steinberg, C., Webbia 34: 61. 1979 (pl. FI).
#### Eponymy
*Parisia* V. F. Brotherus. (1906).
### Publications
##### n.7328. Index bryologicus
**Title**
*Index bryologicus* sive enumeratio muscorum hucusque cognitorum adjunctis Synonyma distributioneque geographica locupletissimis quem conscripsit E.G. Paris... (ex Actis Societatis Linnaeanae Burdigalensis). Parisiis (apud Paul Klincksieck...) 1894-1898. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Index bryol.*
**Notes**
*Publ*.: in 17 parts in the Act. Soc. Linn. Bordeaux, reprinted in 5 parts with above t.p. Paris undertook the compilation in 1864 at the suggestion of W.P. Schimper. His military career, however, withheld him from making progress until his retirement in 1889; p. \[i\*-iii\*\], \[i\]-vi, \[1\]-1379, \[1380, err.\]. *Copies* reprint: B, BR, FI, G, H, MO, NY, WU. – We are grateful to Mrs. S.W. Greene for the major part of the contents of the following table:
|Reprint part |pages reprint |date (Nat. Nov.) |Actes ser. |Actes vol. |Actes part |Actes pages |Actes dates |BM dates rd.|
|--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |--- |
|1 |\[i\]-vi, \[1\]-324 |Nov 1894 |5. |6. |1 |15-62 |Mai 1894 |26 Mai 1894|
| | | | | |2 |63-126 |Jul 1894 |18 Jul 1894|
| | | | | |3 |127-324 |Nov 1894 |8 Dec 1894|
|2 |325-644 |Oct 1895 | |9. |1 |1-64 |Mai 1895 |9 Jul 1895|
| | | | | |2 |65-128 |Jun 1895 |3 Aug 1895|
| | | | | |3 |129-192 |Jul 1895 |10 Aug 1895|
| | | | | |4 |193-256 |Aug 1895 |1 Jan 1896|
| | | | | |5 |257-320 |Sep 1895 |1 Jan 1896|
|3 |645-964 |Dec 1896 | | |6 |321-384 |Oct 1895 |1 Jan 1896|
| | | | |10. |1 |1-48 |Mai 1896 |25 Jun 1896|
| | | | | |2 |49-112 |Jul 1896 |25 Jul 1896|
| | | | | |3 |113-176 |Aug 1896 |7 Nov 1896|
| | | | | |4 |177-240 |Nov 1896 |23 Jan 1896|
| |\[p. 949-964 preprinted\] | | | |5 |241-256 |Apr 1897 |24 Apr 1897|
|4 |965-1284 |Feb 1898 |6. |1. |1 |1-160 |Sep 1897 |30 Oct 1897|
| | | | | |2 |161-320 |1898 |26 Mar 1898|
|5 |1285-1380 |Sep 1898 | | |3 |321-416 |Mai 1898 |24 Mai 1898|
*Supplementum primum*: Mai-Jun 1900 (BSbF rd. 27 Jul 1900; Bot. Zeit. 16 Sep 1900; ÖbZ Mai-Jun 1900; Nat. Nov. Jul(1) 1900; Bot. Gaz. 15 Oct 1900; Rev. bryol. Dec 1900), p. \[i-iv\], \[1\]-334 \["234"\]. *Copies*: BR, G, H, MO, NY(3), WU. – "Index bryologicus ... E.P. Paris. Officier de l'instruction publique. Mémoires de l'Herbier Boissier. Supplementum primum". Genève et Bale (Georg & Cie.,...) Lyon (même maison) 1900. Qu.
*Reviews and notices of reprint*:
*1*: Nat. Nov., Nov(2) 1894; Gepp., A., J. Bot. 33: 26-29. Jan 1898; Rev. bryol. 21(6): Dec 1894; Bot Zeit. 1 Feb 1895; Hedwigia 34 (hepat.): 25-26. 15 Feb 1895; Bot. Centralbl. 60: 402. 18 Dec 1894; J. Bot., Morot 8: lxiii. 16 Nov 1894; Hedwigia 34: (25). Jan-Feb 1895.
*2*: Nat. Nov. Oct(2) 1895; Gepp, A., J. Bot. 34: 143. Mar 1896 (dates part 2 "Dec 1895"); Hedwigia 35: (56). Mar-Apr 1896.
*3*: Nat. Nov. Jan(1) 1897; Gepp, A., J. Bot. 35: 63-64. Feb 1897 (dates part 3 "Dec 1896"); Hedwigia 36: (28). Jan-Feb 1897.
*4*: Nat. Nov. Mar(1) 1898; Rev. bryol. 25: 55. Jun 1898; Bot. Gaz. 28 Jul 1898; Hedwigia 37: (76). 9 Apr 1898.
*5*: Nat. nov. Sep(2) 1898; Gepp, A., J. Bot. 36: 462-463. Nov 1898; Rev. bryol. 26: 22. Feb 1899.
*Note*: An anonymous note in the NY copy cites as dates for the reprint 1: 21 Nov 1894, 2: 30 Nov 1895, 3: 18 Dec 1896, 4: 28 Feb 1898, 5: 20 Aug 1898.
*Editio secunda*: 1903-1906, in 5 vols. (27 fasc; dates given in vols.). "*Index bryologicus* sive enumeratio muscorum ad diem ultimam anni 1900 cognitorum adjunctis synonymia distributioneque geographica locupletissimis... editio secunda..." Paris (Librairie scientifique A. Hermann...). Oct.
*1*: \[i-iii\], \[1\]-384, *2*: \[i-ii\], \[1\]-375, *3*: \[i-ii\], \[1\]-400, *4*: \[i-ii\], \[1\]-368, *5*: \[i-ii\], \[1\]-160, 15 tables, 1 map. *Copies*: FI, H, MO, NY, U, USDA; IDC 1143.
|vol. |fasc. |pages |dates|
|--- |--- |--- |--- |
|1 |1 |1-64 |1 Dec 1903|
| |2 |65-128 |2 Jan 1904|
| |3 |129-192 |5 Feb 1904|
| |4 |193-256 |2 Mar 1904|
| |5 |257-320 |1 Apr 1904|
| |6 |321-384 |1 Mai 1904|
|2 |1\[7\] |1-64 |10 Jun 1904|
| |2\[8\] |65-128 |8 Jul 1904|
| |3\[9\] |129-192 |8 Aug 1904|
| |4\[10\] |193-256 |1 Sep 1904|
| |5\[11\] |257-320 |29 Sep 1904|
| |6\[12\] |321-375 |1 Nov 1904|
|3 |13 |1-72 |10 Dec 1904|
| |14 |73-136 |10 Mai 1905|
| |15 |137-200 |3 Jun 1905|
| |16 |201-264 |20 Jun 1905|
| |17 |265-328 |15 Jul 1905|
| |18 |329-400 |17 Aug 1905|
|4 |19 |1-56 |1 Sep 1905|
| |20 |57-120 |21 Sep 1905|
| |21 |121-184 |10 Oct 1905|
| |22 |185-248 |29 Oct 1905|
|\[4\] |23 |249-312 |25 Nov 1905|
| |24 |313-368 |10 Dec 1905|
|5 |25 |1-72 |6 Jan 1906|
| |26 |73-136 |5 Feb 1906|
| |27 |137-160 |4 Apr 1906|
*Notes* on publication: Rev. bryol. 30: 110-111. 1903, 33: 88. 1906, Bull. Soc. bot. France 51: 96. 1904.
##### n.7329. Musci japonici
**Title**
*Musci japonici* a R.P. Faurie anno 1900 lecti (Extrait du Bulletin de l'Herbier Boissier...) 1902. Oct.
**Notes**
*Collector*: Père Urbain Jean Faurie (1847-1915).
*Publ*.: p. \[1\]-16. 4 Nov 1902, p. \[17\]-22. 5 Dec 1902. *Copies*: G, U. – Reprinted and to be cited from Bull. Herb. Boissier ser. 2. 2: 918-933. 4 Nov, 988-993. 5 Dec 1902.
##### n.7330. Florule bryologique de la Guinée française
**Title**
*Florule bryologique de la Guinée française*... Paris (Librairie scientifique A. Hermann ...) 1908. Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Fl. bryol. Guinée*.
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1 Dec 1908 (date of issue stamped on cover of Mémoire; Rev. bryol. Apr 1909; Nat. Nov. Jan(1) 1909), p. \[1\]-66. *Copies*: BR, G, H. – Published as Mém. Soc. bot. France 14, 1908, belonging to Bull. Soc. bot. France 55, 1908. The G copy has a special cover with the above title and imprint; the BR copy is the regular issue of Mém. 14.
##### n.7331. Collatio nominum brotherianorum
**Title**
*Collatio nominum brotherianorum* et indicis bryologici... Parisiis (Libraria J.-B. Baillière et filii...) \[1909\] Oct.
**Abbreviated title**: *Coll. nom. broth.*
**Notes**
*Publ*.: 1910 (p. \[v\]: Jun 1909; BSbF séance 4 Oct 1910; Nat. Nov. Feb(1) 1911; Rev. bryol. Jan-Feb 1911; FH rd. Jul 1911), p. \[i-v\], \[1\]-37. *Copies*: FH, G, H, MO, U. – Collation of the names accepted by V.F. Brotherus in his treatment of the *Bryales* in EP, Nat. Pfl.-Fam. 1901-1909 with the *Index bryol*.
##### n.7332. Liste des mousses et hépatiques
**Title**
*Liste des mousses et hépatiques* offertes en échange par M. le général Paris \[Dinard, Ille-et-Vilaine 1906-1910\], 4 nos.
**Abbreviated title**: *Liste mouss. hépat.*
**Notes**
*1*: Jun-Jul 1906, p. \[1\]-8 (Hedwigia 45: (205). 18 Aug 1906).
*2*: Nov-Dec 1907, p. \[1\]-7 (Hedwigia 47: (100). 3 Jan 1908).
*3*: Jan 1909, p. \[1\]-8 (Hedwigia 48: (197). 10 Mai 1909).
*4*: Nov 1910, p. \[1\]-8.
*Copies*: BR, H, PH.