Claude Casimir Gillet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Claude Casimir Gillet

French botanist

Date of Birth: 19-May-1806

Place of Birth: Dormans, Grand Est, France

Date of Death: 01-Sep-1896

Profession: veterinarian, botanist, mycologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Claude Casimir Gillet (19 May 1806 in Dormans, department of Marne – 1 September 1896 in Alençon), was a French botanist and mycologist.
He initially trained as a medical doctor and veterinarian. As a veterinarian, he worked for four years in Africa.
Around 1853 he developed a passion for mycology, subsequently publishing a number of works on the subject.
In 1867 he became a corresponding member of the Société Linnéenne de Normandie.Gillet was the taxonomic authority of the genera Tubaria (initially named a subgenus of Agaricus by Worthington George Smith) and Microglossum.