Jacques-Louis Hénon

Jacques-Louis Hénon (31 May 1802, Lyon - 28 March 1872, Montpellier) was a French republican politician.[1] He was member of the Corps législatif in 1852 and from 1857 to 1869. He was the mayor of Lyon from 1870 to 1872.

Earlier in his career he served as a professor at the École vétérinaire de Lyon (1823-1824) and at the École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort (1825–1833). He later studied medicine in Montpellier and Paris, submitting his graduate thesis in 1841. In 1848-49 he was a substitute instructor of botany at the École préparatoire de médecine et pharmacie de Lyon.[2]

The Rue Jacques Louis Hénon (Lyon, 4ème arrondissement) is named in his honor.[2]

Selected published works

Bust of Jacques-Louis Hénon at the Hôtel de Ville, Lyon.

References

  1. "Base de données historique des anciens députés - Assemblée nationale". Assemblee-nationale.fr. Retrieved 2013-05-06.
  2. 1 2 3 Henon, Jacques Louis Sociétés savantes de France
  3. IDREF.fr bibliography
  4. IPNI.  Hénon.


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