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Louis Auguste Deschamps

Louis Auguste Deschamps

French botanist and surgeon
Louis-Auguste Deschamps was a French botanist and surgeon, who specialised in the flora of Java and Mexico. He is probably best known for his description of the World's largest flower- Rafflesia, when he was in Java between 1791 and 1794. Wikipedia
Born: August 22, 1765, Saint-Omer, France
Died: February 25, 1842 (age 76 years), Saint-Omer, France