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Who was Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent?

Jean-Baptiste Geneviève Marcellin Bory de Saint-Vincent [n 1] was a French naturalist, officer and politician. He was born on 6 July 1778 in Agen ( Lot-et-Garonne) and died on 22 December 1846 in Paris. Biologist and geographer, he was particularly interested in volcanology, systematics and botany.

How old was Bory when he died?

He was born on 6 July 1778 in Agen ( Lot-et-Garonne) and died on 22 December 1846 in Paris. Biologist and geographer, he was particularly interested in volcanology, systematics and botany. The standard author abbreviation Bory is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

When did Bory become a representative of Agen?

He published it, back in Paris, after 5 years of exile (1815-1820). On the return of Napoleon from exile, Bory was elected by the college of the department of Lot-et-Garonne, on 16 May 1815, to the office of representative of Agen at the Chamber of the Hundred Days and sat with the liberals.

When did Bory become a member of the French Academy of Sciences?

In 1832, Bory published the report of his exploration in Greece in his work, the Relation du voyage de la commission scientifique de Morée dans le Péloponnèse, les Cyclades et l' Attique, for which he received many accolades, and which allowed him to be finally elected a member of the French Academy of Sciences on 17 November 1834.