Jacques-Louis Hénon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Jacques-Louis Hénon

French politician

Date of Birth: 31-May-1802

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

Date of Death: 28-Mar-1872

Profession: politician, journalist, botanist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Jacques-Louis Hénon

  • Jacques-Louis Hénon (31 May 1802 in Lyon – 28 March 1872 in Montpellier) was a French republican politician.
  • He was member of the Corps législatif in 1852 and from 1857 to 1869.
  • He was the mayor of Lyon from 1870 to 1872. Earlier in his career he served as a professor at the École vétérinaire de Lyon (1823–1824) and at the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort (1825–1833).
  • He later studied medicine in Montpellier and Paris, submitting his graduate thesis in 1841.
  • In 1848–49 he was a substitute instructor of botany at the École préparatoire de médecine et pharmacie de Lyon.The Rue Jacques Louis Hénon (Lyon, 4ème arrondissement) is named in his honor.

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