Pierre Barrère
18th century French physician and naturalist (1690-1755) · France · On the map · Doctors · Died at 65
Pierre Barrère was a French physician and naturalist. Barrère practised in Perpignan from 1717. His thesis on medical botany brought him into contact with Antoine de Jussieu who helped him become a naval surgeon. In 1722, he voyaged to Cayenne where he stayed for five years.
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Back in Perpignan, he became professor of botany at the university and doctor in the military hospital. The plant genus Barreria was named after him but it is now a synonym of Brunia. He is commemorated in Vanilla barrereana.
