Louis Antoine François Baillon

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Louis Antoine François Baillon (January 20, 1778 - December 3, 1851) was a French naturalist and collector. He was born in Montreuil-sur-Mer and died in Abbeville.

His father, a lawyer and correspondent of Muséum national d'histoire naturelle, introduced him to natural history. Baillon himself worked for the Muséum 1798-9 as an assistant.

When he failed to obtain a position as a professor, he became a correspondent of the Muséum as well. He is particularly noted for his Cetacea skeletons and as the author of a monograph on the fauna of Abbeville.

The standard author abbreviation Baillon is applied to plants described by this botanist, who should also appear on this list; it is likewise applied to animals described by this zoologist, who should also appear on this list.

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