Giovanni Battista Balbis

Giovanni Battista Balbis
Born(1765-11-17)November 17, 1765
DiedFebruary 3, 1831(1831-02-03) (aged 65)
Other nameJean-Baptiste Balbis
OccupationsBotanist, politician
Known forCo-founded the Linnean Society of Lyon

Giovanni Battista Balbis (17 November 1765 – 3 February 1831) was an Italian botanist and politician who worked in Italy and France. He was also known by the names Gioanni Battista Balbis and Jean-Baptiste Balbis.

With French botanist Clémence Lortet and others, he co-founded the Linnean Society of Lyon.

Elenco delle piante crescenti ne' contorni di Torino, 1800-1801

In 1804, botanist Antonio José Cavanilles, published Balbisia, which is a genus of flowering plants from southern South America, belonging to the family Francoaceae and was named in Giovanni Battista Balbis's honour.

The standard author abbreviation Balb. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

References

  1. ↑ "Carl von Linné et la Société linnéenne de Lyon. Passé et présent. Séance foraine de la Société d'histoire de Lyon - Société linnéenne de Lyon". www.linneenne-lyon.org. Retrieved 13 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Balbisia Cav. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 8 January 2022.
  3. ↑ International Plant Names Index. Balb.