Jean Florimond Boudon de Saint-Amans, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French botanist
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Place of Birth: Agen, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France
About Jean Florimond Boudon de Saint-Amans
- Jean Florimond Boudon de Saint-Amans (24 June 1748, Agen – 28 October 1831, Agen) was a French naturalist and antiquarian.
- He was the author of works involving agriculture, botany and antiquities.At the age of 18 he joined the infantry regiment of Vermandois, of which he participated in journeys to the Caribbean.
- In 1773, he left the military, married a wealthy heiress, and moved back to his hometown of Agen.
- In 1794 he became a member of the board of agriculture to the Ministry of the Interior, and two years later was appointed professor of natural history at Ecole centrale de Lot-et-Garonne. From 1800 until his death in 1831, he served a president of the General Council of Lot-et-Garonne.
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