André Michaux ( March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ...March 7, Events January 8 _ Bonnie Prince Charlie occupies Stirling April 16 _ Battle of Culloden brings an end to the Jacobite Risings October 22 _ The College of New Jersey is founded (it becomes Princeton University in 1896) October 28 _ An earthquake demolishes Lima and Callao, in Peru Catharine de Ricci (born 1522...1746 _ November 16 is the 320th day of the year (321st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 45 days remaining. ...November 16, Events March 16 _ West Point is established. ...1802) was a France _ Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ...French Botany is the scientific study of plant life. ...botanist and See also explorations, sea explorers, astronaut, conquistador, travelogue, the History of Science and Technology and Biography. ...explorer.

Michaux was born at Versailles, formerly the capital city of the kingdom of France, is now a wealthy suburb of Paris and is still an important administrative and judicial center. ...Versailles. After the death of his wife he took up the study of botany and was a student of Bernard de Jussieu. ...Bernard de Jussieu. In Events The Iron Bridge is completed across the Severn river in Shropshire; the first all cast_iron bridge ever constructed. ...1779 he spent some time botanizing in Royal motto: Dieu et mon droit (French: God and my right) Official language None; English is de facto Capital London Capitals coordinates 51° 30 N, 0° 10 W Largest city London Area  _ Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population  _ Total (2001)  _ Density Ranked 1st UK 49,138,831...England, and in 1780 he explored Auvergne coat of arms Auvergne (Occitan: Auvèrnha) was the name of an historically independent county in the center of France, as well as later a province of France. ...Auvergne, the For other meanings see: Pyrenees, Victoria and Montes Pyrenaeus. ...Pyrenees and the north of The Kingdom of Spain or Spain ( Spanish: Reino de España or España; Catalan: Regne dEspanya; Basque: Espainiako Erresuma; Galician: Reino da España) is a country located in the southwest of Europe. ...Spain. In 1782 he was sent by the French government on a botanical mission to Persian art is conscious of a great past, and monumental in many respects. ...Persia. His journey began unfavourably, as he was robbed by Arabs of all his equipment except his books; but he gained influential support in Persia, having cured the shah of a dangerous illness. After two years he returned to France with a fine herbarium, and also introduced numerous Eastern plants into the botanic gardens of France.

He was appointed by Louis XVI Louis XVI (August 23, 1754 _ January 21, 1793), was King of France and Navarre from 1774 until 1791, and then King of the French in 1791_1792. ...Louis XVI as royal botanist and sent to the The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...United States in Events January 1st The first issue of the Daily Universal Register, later known as The Times, is published in London. ...1785 to investigate plants that could be of value in France. He travelled with his son Francois André ( Events March 5 _ Boston Massacre: 5 Americans killed by British troops in an event that would help start the American Revolutionary War 5 years later. ...1770_ Events January 23 _ The first bridge over the Mississippi River opens in what is now Minneapolis, Minnesota, a crossing made today by the Father Louis Hennepin Bridge. ...1855) through Canada is an independent sovereign state in northern North America, the northern_most country in the world, and the second largest in total area. ...Canada, Motto: Munit Haec et Altera Vincit (One defends and the other conquers) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Halifax Largest city Halifax Lieutenant Governor Myra A. Freeman Premier John Hamm (PC) Area 55,284 km² (12th)  _ Land 53,338 km²  _ Water 1,946 km² (3. ...Nova Scotia and the The United States of America — also referred to as the United States, the U.S.A., the U.S., America¹, the States, or (archaically) Columbia — is a federal republic of 50 states located primarily in central North America (with the exception of two states: Alaska and Hawaii). ...United States. In 1786 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...1786 he established and maintained for a decade a base, in the form of a garden in Charleston is an American city located in Charleston County, South Carolina. ...Charleston, South Carolina, from which he made many expeditions to various parts of World map showing location of North America A satellite composite image of North America North America is the third largest continent in area and in population after Eurasia and Africa. ...North America. He described and named many North American species during this time. He collected many plants and seeds to send back to France. At the same time he introduced many species to America from various parts of the world, including the Yellowwood tree, Sasanqua Camellia, Sweet Olive Osmanthus, Species About 50, including: Lagerstroemia indica Lagerstroemia speciosa The Crape_myrtles Lagerstroemia are a genus of about 50 species of deciduous and evergreen trees or large shrubs native to east Asia and Australia. ...Crape Myrtle, and Maidenhair Tree or Binomial name Ginkgo biloba L. The Ginkgo (Ginkgo biloba), sometimes also known as the Maidenhair tree, is a unique tree with no living relatives. ...Ginkgo.

On his return to France in 1797 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...1797 he was A shipwreck is the remains of a ship after it has sunk or been beached as a result of a crisis at sea. ...shipwrecked and lost most of his collections. In 1800 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...1800 he sailed with Nicolas_Thomas Baudin (February 17, 1754 _ September 16, 1803) was a French explorer. ...Nicolas Baudin's expedition to Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is the sixth_largest country in the world, the only one to occupy an entire continent, and the largest in the region of Australasia/ Oceania. ...Australia, but left the ship in The Republic of Mauritius is an island country in the southwest Indian Ocean, about 900 km east of Madagascar. ...Mauritius after quarrelling with the captain. He then went to This article is about the country; for the movie see Madagascar (movie) Madagascar is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, off the eastern coast of Africa. ...Madagascar to investigate the flora of that island, and died there of a tropical fever. His work as a botanist was chiefly done in the field, and he added largely to what was previously known of the botany of the East and of America.

The Carolina lily, Lilium michauxii, and several other plants are named for him.

He wrote two valuable works on North American plants: the Histoire des chenes de l'Amerique septentrionale ( Events January 1 _ Legislative union of Ireland completed under the Act of Union 1800, bringing about the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. ...1801), with 36 plates, and the Flora Boreali_Americana (2 vols., 1803), with 51 plates. His son Francois published a Histoire des arbres forestiers de l'Amerique septentrionale (3 vols., 1810_1813), with 156 plates, of which an English translation appeared in 1817_1819 as The North American Sylva.

The standard In biology, binomial nomenclature is a standard convention used for naming species. ...botanical author abbreviation Michx. is applied to In biology, a species is a kind of organism. ...species he described.

This article incorporates text from the The public domain comprises the body of all creative works and other knowledge—writing, artwork, music, science, inventions, and others—in which no person or organization has any proprietary interest. ...public domain The Eleventh Edition of the Encyclopædia Britannica ( 1911) in many ways represents the sum of knowledge at the beginning of the 20th century. ...1911 Encyclopædia Britannica.