Henri Ernest Baillon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henri Ernest Baillon

French botanist

Date of Birth: 30-Nov-1827

Place of Birth: Calais, Hauts-de-France, France

Date of Death: 19-Jul-1895

Profession: physician, botanist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Henri Ernest Baillon

  • Henri Ernest Baillon was a French botanist and physician.
  • He was born in Calais on 30 November 1827 and died in Paris on 19 July 1895. Baillon spent his professional life as a professor of natural history, and he published numerous works on botany.
  • He was appointed to the LĂ©gion d'honneur in 1867 and joined the Royal Society in 1894. Baillon put together the "Dictionnaire de botanique", for which Auguste Faguet produced the wood engravings.
  • The plant genus Baillonia (family Verbenaceae) was named in his honor by Henri ThĂ©ophile Bocquillon.

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