Nicaise Auguste Desvaux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetNicaise Auguste Desvaux
French botanist
Date of Birth: 
Place of Birth: Poitiers, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
About Nicaise Auguste Desvaux
- Nicaise Auguste Desvaux (28 August 1784 – 12 July 1856) was a French botanist.From 1816 he taught classes in Angers, where from 1817 to 1838 he served as director of its botanical garden.
- He described the botanical genera Neslia, Rostkovia and Didymoglossum.
- The genus Desvauxia is named in his honor.
Read more at Wikipedia