Ramel, Prosper Vincent Izart   (1807 - 1880)

Born 21 September 1807 in Floor, France; died 23 November 1880 in 23 November 1880 Carcassonne, France (aged 73).

The son of François Ramel, and Catherine Viguier.

He arrived in Australia in 1854 as a merchant and became interested in eucalypts under the influence of Ferdinand von Muller.

In 1856, Prosper Ramel drew public attention in Europe to the immense value of Eucalyptus globulus as forest species.

The following year, returning from his first trip to Australia, he brought seeds. These seeds of Eucalyptus globulus were sown in the nurseries of Hamma, a garden in Algiers, in the spring of 1861 as well as in the gardens of Hyères and in Corsica.

Prosper Ramel visited Australia several times. Through his numerous publications, he encouraged the cultivation of this tree, first in Algeria and then on the Mediterranean coast.

He promoted its action on malaria "combatting the toxic emanations released by the marshes that gave birth to malaria". He also highlighted the properties of this tree such as cigars and cigarettes, eucalypt oil and eucalyptus pills.

In 1874, at the World's Fair in Vienna, Austria, the international jury awarded him the medal of progress, the highest distinction he was able to have, for the great service rendered to Algeria and in the south of France by introducing Eucalyptus globulus.

Source: Extracted from:
https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prosper_Ramel
https://hussein-dey-forever.over-blog.com/2017/10/1861-prosper-ramel-introduit-l-eucalyptus-en-algerie.html
https://fenix.letras.ulisboa.pt › /2021SSMedicineFinalVersion.pdf PDF Eucalyptus Acclimatisation for Fighting Malaria Universidade de Lisboa
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