Philippe Édouard Léon Van Tieghem was a French botanist born in Baillleul in the département of Nord. He was one of the best known French botanists of the latter nineteenth century. Wikipedia
Born: April 19, 1839, Bailleul, France
Died: April 28, 1914 (age 75 years), Paris, France
Grandchild: Philippe Van Tieghem
Nationality: French
Children: Paul Van Tieghem