The Digital Ark: Early Modern Collections of Curiosities in England and Scotland, 1580-1700
Sébastien Vaillant (26 May 1669 - 20 May 1722)
French botanist and secretary to Guy-Crescent Fagon, the king's physician and botanist, who appointed him director of the Royal Garden. Other biography: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A9bastien_Vaillant Relevant locations: Birth place in France, EuropeWorkplace or place of business Jardin des plantes
Relationships: Sébastien Vaillant was a employed by Guy-Crescent Fagon (11 May 1638-11 Mar 1718)
References in Documents:
Petiver, Musei Petiveriani (1695-1703) 28. To Mons. VAILLANT (Dr. FAGON , Chief
FRANCE ) I am indebted for several un
commonParis and elsewhere, very curiously pre
served.
Secretaryto
Physicianto the King of
common
, growing aboutPlants
served.
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) 4. Ranunculus PARISIENSIS pumilus, Plantaginellæ
folioMonsieur Vaillant , Dr Fagon , King of France , Paris .
folio
Hort.nost
sicc.Ray
Vol.3. app. 248. R. 3.
I am obli
ged to
ged to
Secretary to
Chief Phy
sician tothe
sician to
for the discovery of this Plant,
who observed it about
who observed it about
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) 12.
Mons. Vaillant Paris ,
Ranunculusaquaticus Plantaginis
Instit. Rei Herbar.292. pl. 12.
Hist. de Plantesde Paris 525.
descript.opt.
This Plant
sent me the last year
from
from
where it grows wild, and flowers inJuly
andAugust.
Petiver, Gazophylacii Naturæ (1702-1706) 12. Arenaria minor. Camphoratæ folio.
mila saxatilis Juniperi folio
Herb. 332. 2.Mons. Vaillant , Dr Fagon , King of France .
Lychnispu
mila saxatilis Juniperi folio
Elem. Botan.281. Inst.
Rei
Herb. 332. 2.
This Specimen with several others, were sent
me from
me from
Secretary to
chief Physi
cian to the
cian to the