François Crépin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François Crépin

Belgian botanist

Date of Birth: 30-Oct-1830

Place of Birth: Rochefort, Wallonia, Belgium

Date of Death: 30-Apr-1903

Profession: paleontologist, botanist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

François Crépin (30 October 1830 – 30 April 1903) was an important botanist of the 19th century and director of the National Botanic Garden of Belgium. Crépin was born in Rochefort, Belgium.
The genus Crepinella (Araliaceae) is named after him.
As a taxonomist he circumscribed numerous plants within the genus Rosa.
He died in Brussels. His Belgian herbarium and his herbier des roses are kept in the collections of the Botanic Garden Meise.