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MONTEIL, Nicolas Antoine (mon-tay), West Indian botanist, born in Fort Dauphin, Santo Domingo, in 1771" died in Versailles in 1833. He served in the regiment of Port au Prince from 1791 till 1793, and became captain, but left his native country in 1800 and went to New Orleans, where he resided several years, studying the flora of Louisiana. He participated also in the foundation of the Champ d'Asile in Texas in 1817, and, afterward joining Jean Lafitte, became his principal agent. He returned to France in 1824, and settled in Versailles, devoting the remainder of his life to science. He published " Flore de la Louisiane" (3 vols., Paris, 1828)" "Etudes sur les legumineuses arborescentes de l'Amerique du Sud" (1830) ; "Traite de la culture de la canne h sucre en Louisiane" (1831), and several other works.
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