Joseph Decaisne, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Decaisne

French botanist and agronomist

Date of Birth: 07-Mar-1807

Place of Birth: Brussels metropolitan area, Brussels-Capital Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 08-Feb-1882

Profession: agronomist, botanist

Nationality: Belgium, France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Joseph Decaisne (7 March 1807 – 8 January 1882) was a French botanist and agronomist. He became an aide-naturaliste to Adrien-Henri de Jussieu (1797-1853), who served as the chair of rural botany.
It was during this time that he began to study plants brought back by various travelers like those of Victor Jacquemont (1801-1832) from Asia. Dacaisne used applied research, most notably on the agronomy of the madder, the yam and the ramie.
He was also interested in algae.