Augustin Saint-Hilaire

Augustin François César Prouvençal de Saint-Hilaire was a French botanist and traveller who was born and died in Orléans, France. A keen observer, he is credited with important discoveries in botany, notably the direction of the radicle in the embryo sac and the double point of attachment of certain ovules.

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Who was born first?

• Augustin Saint-Hilaire and Zebulon Pike were born the same year
• Augustin Saint-Hilaire and Carl Ritter were born the same year
• Augustin Saint-Hilaire was born 1 year after Charles Alexandre Lesueur
• Augustin Saint-Hilaire was born 1 year before Jørgen Jørgensen
• Augustin Saint-Hilaire was born 1 year after Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-Vincent

Timeline

1. Charles Alexandre LesueurJanuary 1, 1778 – December 12, 1846
2. Jean-Baptiste Bory de Saint-VincentJuly 6, 1778 – December 22, 1846
3. Augustin Saint-Hilaire (this page)October 4, 1779 – September 3, 1853
4. Carl RitterAugust 7, 1779 – September 28, 1859
5. Zebulon PikeJanuary 5, 1779 – April 27, 1813
6. Jørgen JørgensenMarch 29, 1780 – January 20, 1841

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