Emmanuel Liais
French astronomer and botanist
Emmanuel Liais was a French-Brazilian
astronomer, botanist and explorer who spent many years in Brazil.
He was born in Cherbourg, the son of a wealthy family in the shipbuilding industry.
He was an amateur scientist and made some meteorological... Wikipedia
Born: February 15, 1826, France
Died: March 5, 1900 (age 74 years), Cherbourg, Cherbourg-en-Cotentin, France
Organization founded: National Society of the Natural Sciences and Mathematics of Cherbourg