Jean Althen | |
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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.