sentences:  In 1878 he retired as a pharmacist in order to devote his time to scientific research.He was a founding member of the Société mycologique de France (vice-president 1884; president 1887–90) and an honorary member of the British Mycological Society.He named several species including "Amanita franchetii", "Disciotis venosa", "Ptychoverpa bohemica", and "Trichoglossum hirsutum".