Caroline Barbey-Boissier


Caroline Barbey-Boissier was a Swiss botanist, author and philanthropist.

Life

Barbey-Boissier was born in Geneva on 4 August 1847, the daughter of botanist Pierre Edmond Boissier and Lucile Butini-de la Rive. After her mother's early death, she was raised by her aunt, Countess Valérie de Gasparin, whose biography she wrote. Barbey-Boissier collaborated in botanical works with her husband William Barbey, whom she married in 1869. She was active in Protestant philanthropic organizations such as l'Amie de la jeune fille. Barbey-Boissier died in Pregny-Chambésy on 18 January 1918, aged 70.

Written works