Julien Foucaud, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Julien Foucaud

French botanist

Date of Birth: 02-Jul-1847

Place of Birth: Cabariot, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 26-Apr-1904

Profession: botanist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Julien Foucaud (2 July 1847, in Saint-Clément – 26 April 1904, in Rochefort) was a French botanist. From 1867 to 1885, he was an assistant teacher and teacher in several schools in the department of Charente-Maritime.
In February 1885, he was appointed director of the naval botanical garden in Rochefort.In February 1878, he became a member of the Société Botanique de France.
Taxa with the specific epithet of foucaudii are named in his honor.
In collaboration with Georges Rouy, he described numerous plant species.