Georges de Layens
Georges de Layens | |
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| Born | 6 January 1834 |
| Died | 23 October 1897 (aged 63) |
| Occupations | botanist apiculturalist |
| Known for | Creator of the Layens hive |
| Scientific career | |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Layens |
Georges de Layens (January 6, 1834 in Lille - October 23, 1897 in Nice) was a French botanist and apiculturalist. He was the creator of a popular mobile beehive called the "Layens hive". The standard author abbreviation Layens is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Layens was a member of the Académie des sciences. From 1869 to 1874, he lived in the Dauphiné Alps, where he established an apiary. Around 1877 he founded an apiary in Louye, Eure.