Jacques-Louis Hénon

Jacques-Louis Hénon (31 May 1802 in Lyon 28 March 1872 in Montpellier) was a French republican politician.[1] He was member of the Corps législatif in 1852 and from 1857 to 1869. He was the mayor of Lyon from 1870 to 1872.

Earlier in his career he served as a professor at the École vétérinaire de Lyon (1823–1824) and at the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort (1825–1833). He later studied medicine in Montpellier and Paris, submitting his graduate thesis in 1841. In 1848–49 he was a substitute instructor of botany at the École préparatoire de médecine et pharmacie de Lyon.[2]

The Rue Jacques Louis Hénon (Lyon, 4ème arrondissement) is named in his honor.[2]

Selected published works

Bust of Jacques-Louis Hénon at the Hôtel de Ville, Lyon.

References

  1. "Base de données historique des anciens députés - Assemblée nationale". Assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  2. 1 2 3 Henon, Jacques Louis Sociétés savantes de France
  3. IDREF.fr bibliography
  4. IPNI.  Hénon.


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