Jean Louis Lucand, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French mycologist
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Place of Birth: Beauvilliers, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, France
About Jean Louis Lucand
- Jean Louis Lucand (11 November 1821, Beauvilliers, Yonne – 19 November 1896) was a French mycologist and mycological artist. A career soldier, he served in the French military from 1842 to 1873.
- In 1866 he was named captain and a chevalier in the Legion of Honor.
- Following retirement from the army, he moved to the community of Autun, where he focused his energies on mycology.He was a founding member of the Société mycologique de France, and also a member of the Société d'histoire naturelle du Creusot and the Société d'histoire naturelle et des amis du muséum d'Autun.
- The species Rosa lucandiana was named in his honor by François-Xavier Gillot and Pierre Alfred Déséglise.
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