# Claude Gay

> Claude Gay, often named Claudio Gay in Spanish texts,, was a French botanist, naturalist and illustrator. This explorer carried out some of the first investigations about Chilean flora, fauna, geology and geography. The Cordillera Claudio Gay in the Atacama Region of Chile is named after him. He founded the Chilean National Museum of Natural History, its first director was another Frenchman Jean-François Dauxion-Lavaysse. The standard author abbreviation Gay is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

*French botanist, naturalist and illustrator (1800-1873)*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Scientist ([Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39631))
- **Category:** Scientists
- **Country:** France
- **Born:** 1800-03-18
- **Died:** 1873-11-29
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Fame
- **Popularity score:** 48.2 / 100
- **Momentum:** 0.0 / 100  (trend: STABLE)
- **Historical depth:** 12.9 / 100
- **Attention shift:** 0.0 / 100
- **Source confidence:** 60.0 / 100
- **Profile completeness:** 70.0 / 100

## Sources
- [Клод Ге](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B4_%D0%93%D0%B5)
- [كلود غاي](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%BA%D8%A7%D9%8A)
- [كلود جاى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF_%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%89)
- [Claude Gay](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Gay)
- [Claude Gay](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Gay)
- [Κλοντ Γκαι](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%9A%CE%BB%CE%BF%CE%BD%CF%84_%CE%93%CE%BA%CE%B1%CE%B9)
- [Claude Gay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Gay)
- [Claudio Gay](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claudio_Gay)
- [کلود گی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%A9%D9%84%D9%88%D8%AF_%DA%AF%DB%8C)
- [Claude Gay](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Gay)
- [クロード・ゲイ](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AF%E3%83%AD%E3%83%BC%E3%83%89%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B2%E3%82%A4)
- [Claude Gay](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Gay)
- [Ге, Клод](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%93%D0%B5%2C_%D0%9A%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B4)
- [Claude Gay](https://species.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Gay)
- [Claude Gay](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Gay)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1096785)

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