Baillon, H. 1827-1895

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Name (Latin)
Baillon, H. 1827-1895
Other forms of name
Baillon, Henri, 1827-1895
Baillon, Henri Ernest, 1827-1895
Date of birth
1827-11-30
Date of death
1895-07-19
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 32062833
Wikidata: Q461931
Library of congress: n 88611122
Sources of Information
  • nuc88-17697: His Histoire naturelle ... [MI] 1886-1903(hdg. on MoSB rept.: Baillon, H. (Henri Ernest), 1827-1895; usage: H. Baillon)

Wikipedia description:

Henri Ernest Baillon (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi ɛʁnɛst bajɔ̃]; 30 November 1827 in Calais – 19 July 1895 in Paris) was a French botanist and physician who spent his academic career teaching natural history and publishing numerous works on botany. He was appointed to the Légion d'honneur in 1867, joined the Royal Society in 1894 and put together the Dictionnaire de botanique with Auguste Faguet's wood engravings. The standard author abbreviation Baill. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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