Pierre Sonnerat, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Pierre Sonnerat

French botanist

Date of Birth: 18-Aug-1748

Place of Birth: Lyon, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France

Date of Death: 31-Mar-1814

Profession: naturalist, illustrator, botanist, entomologist, explorer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Pierre Sonnerat (18 August 1748 – 31 March 1814) was a French naturalist, colonial administrator, writer and explorer.
He described numerous species of plants and animals on his travels and is honoured in the genus Sonneratia and in other specific names such as that of the grey junglefowl Gallus sonneratii.



Alternative names	P. Sonnerat; Sonn.; Peter Sonnerat
Description	French explorer, botanist, naturalist, illustrator and entomologist
Date of birth/death	18 August 1748	31 March 1814 / 12 April 1814
Location of birth/death	Lyon	Lyon
Authority control	: Q507034 VIAF: 7420953 ISNI: 0000 0001 2119 3487 ULAN: 500054185 LCCN: n86844167 NLA: 35092838 WorldCat