Dominique Alexandre Godron [SEP] place of birth
Dominique Alexandre Godron
Dominique Alexandre Godron (March 25, 1807 - August 16, 1880) was a French physician, botanist, geologist and speleologist born in the town of Hayange, in the "département" Moselle.
Godron studied medicine at the University of Strasbourg, and during his career distinguished himself in natural sciences as well as in the field of medicine. In 1854 he became dean and professor of natural history to the Faculty of Sciences at Nancy. Here he established a natural history museum and reorganized its botanical garden
Montet outside the central city. It was named in honor of celebrated local botanist Dominique Alexandre Godron (1807-1880), who redesigned and reinvigorated the garden during his tenure as director, and now displays horticultural collections in its long, narrow beds.
See also.
- List of botanical gardens in France
References.
- Jardin Dominique Alexandre Godron
- 250 Ans d'Histoire des Jardins botaniques de Nancy (French)
- Un peu d'histoire ou l'origine de la botanique à Nancy (French)
- Parcs