In the Jardin des Plantes de Rouen he started the first school for the care of fruit trees.
[1] In 1848, he was professor of agriculture at the School of Agriculture and Rural Economy of the Department of the Seine-Maritime, as well as professor of arboriculture at the Jardin des Plantes de Rouen and in charge of the Primary Normal School of Rouen.
He presented to the minister of agriculture and trade a draft decree for the teaching of horticulture which, however, remained unfulfilled.
He was charged by the Ministry of Agriculture to provide lectures on fruit growing for all district departments who desired them.
In 1867, he and Jean Darcel were made chief engineers of the Department of Bridges and Roads, responsible among other duties for the provision of gardens, footpaths, walkways and promenades in the city of Paris, along with responsibility for the municipal and departmental arboriculture for the whole city region of Paris.