Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland was a French explorer and botanist who traveled with Alexander von Humboldt in Latin America from 1799 to 1804. He co-authored volumes of the scientific results of their expedition. Wikipedia
Born: August 28, 1773, La Rochelle, France
Died: May 11, 1858 (age 84 years), Bonpland, Argentina
Parents: Simon-Jacques Goujaud-Bonpland
Author abbrev. (botany): Bonpl