Sébastien Vaillant

Sébastien Vaillant (May 26, 1669 - May 20, 1722) was a French botanist.

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May 26 - 1669 - May 20 - 1722 - French - Botanist

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Vaillant was born at Vigny, Val d'Oise. He studied medicine at Pontoise, and then moved to Paris to practice as a surgeon, where he studied botany at the Jardin des Plantes under Joseph Pitton de Tournefort.

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Medicine - Paris - Jardin des Plantes - Joseph Pitton de Tournefort

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Vaillant was appointed to the staff of the Jardin des Plantes in 1702, becoming sub-demonstrator of plants in 1708. The standard botanical author abbreviation Vaill. is applied to species he described.

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Jardin des Plantes - 1702 - 1708 - Botanical author abbreviation - Species

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