author
Em. (Emile) Perrot
1867–1951
A pioneering French pharmacist, botanist, and mycologist, Émile Perrot helped shape modern pharmacognosy—the study of medicinal substances from plants. His research connected plant anatomy and chemistry with the practical questions of cultivation, trade, and access to medicinal resources.
2 Audiobooks
Le Karité, l'Argan et quelques autres Sapotacées à graines grasses de l'Afrique
by Em. (Emile) Perrot
Les kolatiers & les noix de kola
by Auguste Chevalier, Em. (Emile) Perrot
About the author
Born on August 14, 1867, in Marcilly-sur-Seine, Émile Constant Perrot studied pharmacy in Paris and earned advanced degrees in the sciences. He became a professor at the Paris Faculty of Pharmacy in 1902, where he taught and researched pharmacognosy, medicinal plants, botany, and pharmacology. He also served as secretary-general of the Société mycologique de France and later presided over the Société botanique de France and the Académie nationale de médecine.
Perrot traveled on research and government missions in parts of Africa, studying useful plants and encouraging their cultivation for medicinal and industrial purposes. His work broadened the study of medicinal materials beyond identification and chemical composition to include geography, harvesting, quality, and supply.
He published widely, including works on medicinal plants, tropical plant resources, arrow poisons, and vegetable raw materials. His large-scale Matières premières usuelles du règne végétal appeared in 1943–1944, followed by Traité des matières premières nouvelles d’origine végétale in 1948. He died in Paris on September 16, 1951.