Jacques Étienne (Jacques) Gay
1786–1864
Swiss-born botanist and civil servant. Moved to Paris in 1811; appointed to the office of the senate. Secretary to the Comité des pétitions. Published several botanical monographs. A founder of the Société botanique de France, 1854. Possessed a large, richly documented, and excellently prepared herbarium, which was sold after his death.
Sources
DBF
Vilmorin 1918
Bibliography
DBF: Dictionnaire de biographie Française. Under the direction of J. Balteau et al. 21 vols. and 4 fascicules of vol. 22 (A–Leyris d’Esponchès) to date. Paris: Librairie Letouzey & Ané. 1933–.
Vilmorin, Jacques de. 1918. Notice biographique sur J. Gay. Bulletin de la Société botanique de France 65: 78–82.
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