Philibert Commerson

Philibert Commerson
Born(1727-11-18)18 November 1727
Died14 March 1773(1773-03-14) (aged 45)
NationalityFrench
Scientific career
Fields
InstitutionsMuséum national d'histoire naturelle
Author abbrev. (botany)Comm.

Philibert Commerson (French: [filibɛʁ kɔmɛʁsɔ̃]; 18 November 1727 – 14 March 1773),[1] sometimes spelled Commerçon by contemporaries, was a French naturalist, best known for accompanying Louis Antoine de Bougainville on his voyage of circumnavigation in 1766–1769. The standard author abbreviation Comm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[2]

  1. ^ "Philibert Commerson, the King's Naturalist" . Popular Science Monthly. Vol. 46. pp. 112–114. November 1894 – via Wikisource.
  2. ^ International Plant Names Index.  Comm.