Antonio José Cavanilles
Antonio José Cavanilles was a leading Spanish taxonomic botanist of the 18th century. He named many plants, particularly from Oceania. He named at least 100 genera, about 54 of which were still used in 2004, including Dahlia, Calycera, Cobaea, Galphimia, and Oleandra. The standard author abbreviation Cav. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
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Male
Date of Birth
January 16th, 1745
Age
281
Birth Place
Spain, Land of Valencia
Date of Death
May 5th, 1804
Died Aged
59
Star Sign
Capricorn
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