Jean Althen | |
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 Statue of Jean Althen in Avignon | |
| Born | Hovhannès Althounian 1709 Chaouch, Safavid Empire |
| Died | 1774 (aged 64–65) |
| Known for | Developing madder cultivation in France |
Jean-Baptiste Joannis Althen,[1] better simply known as Jean Althen (Hovhannès Althounian; 1709–1774), was an Armenian agronomist from Safavid Iran who developed the cultivation of madder in France.[2][3][4][5]
Although the plant had been present in the region before his arrival, it was Jean-Baptiste Althen who developed its cultivation, turning it into an industry.
- ^ Schuster-Walser 1989, p. 912.
- ^ Dédéyan 2007, p. 919.
- ^ Henri 2000, pp. 188–195.
- ^ Bradshaw 1807, p. 110.
- ^ Secretary of Agriculture 1848, p. 192.