In 1806 he studied botany under Jean-Emmanuel Gilibert, later taking part in botanical excursions to Grand-Colombier (1817), Mont-Cenis (1826) and Chamonix (1830).
In 1830 he was named interim manager of the botanical garden at Lyon.
[1] With Nicolas Charles Seringe and others, he was a founding member of the Société linnéenne de Lyon,[1] serving as its treasurer from 1822 to 1829.
In 1864 he donated his collections, herbarium and library to Dr. Louis Lortet.
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