Guy-Crescent Fagon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French botanist
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Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France
About Guy-Crescent Fagon
- Guy-Crescent Fagon (11 May 1638 – 11 March 1718) was a physician and botanist.
- He came from nobility and his uncle, Guy de La Brosse, had founded the Royal Gardens.
- Fagon was director of the gardens too.
- His significance in botany is reflected in the genus Fagonia being named after him.
- He also acted as the physician of Louis XIV of France.
- In 1669 he was made an honorary member of the French Academy of Sciences.
- He wrote about the health of the royal family.
- He lost his position as head physician after Louis XIV's death, which was somewhat customary after a king died, but he also received criticism for how he had dealt with the King's final illness.
- People thought his methods were preposterous, and that he bled his patients to death.
- He was thought to have killed Young Duc de Bretagne (grandson of Louis XIV) and his wife the beloved Marie Adelaide.
- Despite this he remained in charge of the Royal Garden until his death in 1718.
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