François Bonamy, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French botanist and physician
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Place of Birth: Nantes, Pays de la Loire, France
About François Bonamy
- François Bonamy (10 May 1710 in Nantes – 5 January 1786 in Nantes) was a French botanist and physician.
- He was the grandfather of adventurer Paul de la Gironière (1797–1862). In 1735 he obtained his medical doctorate, and for nearly fifty years, he taught classes in botany.
- At the University of Nantes, he served as regent to the medical faculty, as procureur général and as an academic rector.
- In 1737 he was named directeur de l'établissement of the Jardin des plantes de Nantes.
- At his own expense, he maintained an botanical garden containing exotic plants.He was a founding member of the Société d'agriculture de Bretagne and a corresponding member of the Académie des belles-lettres, sciences et arts de La Rochelle.The botanical genus Bonamia (family Convolvulaceae) was named in his honour by Louis-Marie Aubert du Petit-Thouars.
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