Jean-Joseph-August-Ernest (Ernest) Faivre
1827–79
French physiologist and botanist. MD, Paris, 1853; PhD 1858. Lecturer in botany, Lille, 1858; Lyons, 1859; professor of botany, Lyons, 1860. Director, botanic gardens, Lyons, 1860. Worked on both plant and animal physiology.
Sources
DBF
Tort 1996.
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–.
Tort, Patrick. 1996. Dictionnaire du Darwinisme et de l’evolution. 3 vols. Paris: Presses Universitaires de France.
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