Auguste Vinson [SEP] place of birth
Auguste Vinson
Jean-Dominique-Philippe-Auguste Vinson (4 August 1819, Sainte-Suzanne, Réunion – 27 August 1903, Saint-Denis, Réunion) was a French physician and naturalist. His father, François-Auguste Vinson (1791-1851), was a noted physician and politician.
He was educated in Saint-Denis, Nantes and Paris, where he studied medicine under Alfred Velpeau. After finishing his studies in France, he returned to Saint-Denis.
In 1862 Vinson was sent
l’Association Scientifique de France" 20, 327–331.
- "Salazie; ou, Le piton d'Anchaine, légende créole", 1888.
- "Notes publiées par le Docteur Auguste Vinson, sur la Flore de l'île de la Réunion", 1896 - Published notes of Dr. Vinson in regards to the flora of Réunion.