Jean Kickx (1775–1831)

Jean Kickx (9 March 1775, Brussels 27 March 1831, Brussels) Son of Jacques Kickx (dead <1802) and Marie van Esschen (dead >1802) was a Belgian botanist and mineralogist. His son Jean Kickx (1803-1864) and grandson Jean Jacques Kickx (1842-1887) both became professors of botany at the University of Ghent.

He worked as a professor of botany, pharmacy and mineralogy in Brussels, becoming a member of the Royal Belgian Academy in 1817.[1] In 1827 Barthélemy Charles Joseph Dumortier named the genus Kickxia (family Plantaginaceae) in his honor.[2][3]

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References

  1. The Mineralogical Record - Library Tentamen Mineralogicum
  2. BHL Taxonomic literature : a selective guide to botanical publications
  3. Western Australian Plant Names and Their Meanings: A Glossary by F. A. Sharr
  4. Google Search (publications)
  5. OCLC Classify (publications)
  6. "Author Query for 'J.Kickx'". International Plant Names Index.
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