Jean François Aimé Théophile Philippe Gaudin

Jean François Aimé Théophile Philippe Gaudin or Jean François Aimée Gottlieb Philippe Gaudin (18 March 1766 in Longirod, canton de Vaud - 14 July 1833 in Nyon) was a Swiss pastor, professor and botanist. He was the author of the monumental Flora Helvetica in 7 volumes.

Jean François Aimé Théophile Philippe Gaudin

Tributes

The annual grass genus Gaudinia, belonging to the Poeae, was named after his honor.

See also

  • Jaques Étienne Gay (1786-1864), a Swiss-French botanist and one of the most famous students of botanist Jean François Aimée Gaudin

References


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