André Thouin, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

André Thouin

French botanist

Date of Birth: 10-Feb-1746

Place of Birth: Paris, Île-de-France, France

Date of Death: 24-Oct-1824

Profession: university teacher, agronomist, botanist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

André Thouin (10 February 1746 – 24 October 1824) was a French botanist born in Paris.
His younger brother, Gabriel Thouin (1747–1829), was a noted landscape architect. He studied botany under Bernard de Jussieu, and in 1793 attained the chair of horticulture at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle in Paris.
He was a good friend of U.S.
President Thomas Jefferson, and the godfather of Jean Baptiste Lamarck's son Andre.
He is denoted by the author abbreviation Thouin when citing a botanical name. Thouin is remembered for contributions made in the field of agronomy, including scientific studies that involved improved grafting techniques and seed selection.
He played an important role in the reshaping of Natural History in France during the revolution.
He was a pioneer conservationist, stressing the importance of replacing woodlands to compensate for their destruction due to human encroachment. The plant genus Thouinia (family Sapindaceae) is named after him.
As a taxonomist he described at least 15 new species.