François-Pierre Chaumeton, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François-Pierre Chaumeton

French botanist and physician

Date of Birth: 20-Sep-1775

Place of Birth: Chouzé-sur-Loire, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Date of Death: 10-Aug-1819

Profession: physician, pharmacist, surgeon, botanist, entomologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

François-Pierre Chaumeton (20 September 1775 in Chouzé-sur-Loire – 10 August 1819 in Paris) was a French botanist and physician. He studied medicine, humanities and languages (particularly Greek) in Paris, afterwards serving as a surgeon in military hospitals.
Finding military surgery distasteful, he opted for work as a pharmacist at Val-de-Grâce.
Severely depressed by the untimely death of his wife, his friends convinced him to leave Paris and travel as a remedy for his melancholic state.
After obtaining his doctorate in medicine at Strasbourg in 1805 (graduate thesis "Essai d'entomologie médicale"), he relocated to Holland, where he remained for several years.
Later on, he followed armies to Prussia, Poland, Austria and the Illyrian Provinces, and in the meantime, learned the languages of the countries he visited, while also conducting extensive research in their libraries.
In retirement, he settled in Paris, spending the latter years of his life suffering from phthisis.