Jean Nicolas Bréon
Jean Nicolas Bréon (1785–1864), often known as Nicolas Bréon, was a noted French plant collector and botanist.
Bréon was the first director (1817–1831) of the Jardin du Roy (now the Jardin de l'État) in the Île Bourbon (now Réunion).
Selected works
- Catalogue des plantes cultivées au Jardin botanique et de naturalisation de île Bourbon, 1822.
References
- Umberto Quattrocchi, CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, Scientific Names, Eponyms, Synonyms, and Etymology, CRC Press, 2000, page 352. ISBN 9780849326752.
- Aluka entry
- Hugh Glen, Sappi What's in a Name, Jacana Media, 2005, page 10. ISBN 9781770090408.
- International Council on Archives, Guide to the Sources of the History of the Nations: Guide Des Sources de L'histoire Des Nations. B. Afrique, vol. 4, Inter Documentation, ISBN 9783857500169.
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Breon, Jean Nicolas |
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1785 |
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1864 |
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