Jean Jacques Kickx, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Belgian botanist
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Place of Birth: Ghent, Belgium
About Jean Jacques Kickx
- Jean Jacques Kickx (27 January 1842, Ghent – 27 March 1887, Ghent) was a Belgian botanist.
- His father, Jean Kickx (1803–1864), and grandfather, also named Jean Kickx (1775–1831), were both botanists.He was educated in Ghent and Bonn, obtaining his doctorate of sciences in 1863.
- In 1867 he was appointed professor of botany at the University of Ghent as well as director of the botanical garden and school of horticulture.
- In 1879 he became president of the Société royale de botanique de Belgique, and in 1887 was named rector of the university.
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