Adrien René Franchet [SEP] date of birth
Adrien René Franchet
Adrien René Franchet (21 April 1834 in Pezou – 15 February 1900 in Paris) was a French botanist, based at the Paris Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. 
He is noted for his extensive work describing the flora of China and Japan, based on the collections made by French Catholic missionaries in China, Armand David, Pierre Jean Marie Delavay, Paul Guillaume Farges, Jean-André Soulié, and others.
He was the taxonomic author of many plants, including a significant number of species from the
Franchet
Franchet is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Adrien René Franchet  (1834–1900), French botanist
- Louis Franchet d'Espèrey (1856–1942), French general during World War I