Georges Roffavier (17 September 1775, in Lyon – 12 March 1866, in Lyon) was a French botanist.

In 1806 he studied botany under Jean-Emmanuel Gilibert, later taking part in botanical excursions to Grand-Colombier (1817), Mont-Cenis (1826) and Chamonix (1830). In 1830 he was named interim manager of the botanical garden at Lyon.[1]

With Nicolas Charles Seringe and others, he was a founding member of the Société linnéenne de Lyon,[1] serving as its treasurer from 1822 to 1829. In 1864 he donated his collections, herbarium and library to Dr. Louis Lortet.[2]

Plants with the specific epithet of roffavieri are named in his honor, an example being Rosa roffavieri.[1][3]

Publications

The standard author abbreviation Roffavier is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c Google Books Annales de la Société botanique de Lyon, Volumes 32-33
  2. ^ Prosopo Sociétés savantes de France
  3. ^ Global Species Rosa roffavieri
  4. ^ WorldCat Search (publications)
  5. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Roffavier.
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