# Henry de Ponthieu

> Henry de Ponthieu was a London merchant of Huguenot ancestry who collected fish and plant specimens from the West Indies for botanist Joseph Banks. The orchid genus Ponthieva was named by botanist Robert Brown in his honour.

*British plant collector*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Business Professional
- **Category:** Business Professionals
- **Born:** 1731-02-14
- **Died:** 1808-12-10
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

Henry de Ponthieu was a London merchant of Huguenot ancestry who collected fish and plant specimens from the West Indies for botanist Joseph Banks. The orchid genus Ponthieva was named by botanist Robert Brown in his honour.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 25.7

## Sources
- [Henry de Ponthieu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_de_Ponthieu)
- [Henry de Ponthieu](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_de_Ponthieu)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5730789)

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