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Jaques Étienne Gay

Swiss-French botanist, civil servant and botanical collector (1786-1864)

  • Fame42.2
  • Momentum10.4
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Lived 1786–1864, aged 78Switzerland
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    1786–1864
    Aged 78
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Updated 2026-06-22

Jaques Étienne Gay was a Swiss-French botanist, civil servant, collector and taxonomist. His name is associated with plants in standardised botanical nomenclature, e.g. Crocus sieberi J.Gay. He was the most famous of the students of botanist Jean François Aimée Gaudin with whom he began collecting plants at the age of 14. He was married to Rosalie Nillion.

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Source confidence60.0
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