# Claude Gay

> French botanist, naturalist and illustrator (1800-1873)

**Wikidata**: [Q1096785](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1096785)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Claude_Gay)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/claude-gay

## Summary

Claude Gay was born on March 18, 1800, in Draguignan[1][2][3][4][5]. He died on November 29, 1873, in Flayosc[1][2][4][5][6].His professional life encompassed roles as a botanist, naturalist, geographer, historian, geologist, and botanical collector[7][8][9][10][11]. He was recognized as a Knight of the Legion of Honour.


## References

1. Integrated Authority File
2. BnF authorities
3. International Plant Names Index
4. Bionomia
5. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/85714c48-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a)
6. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/4ce8e3f9-2546-4af1-b28d-e2eadf05dfd4)
7. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/b5cdf794-8fa4-4a85-8b26-755d087bf531)
8. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/b740eaa0-0679-41dc-acb7-990d562dfa37)
9. International Standard Name Identifier
10. Virtual International Authority File
11. Léonore database
12. SNAC
13. GeneaStar
14. La France savante
15. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
16. [Source](https://herbarium.bgbm.org/object/B100250050)
17. [Source](https://w.jacq.org/W19160039617)
18. [Source](https://wu.jacq.org/WU0000715)
19. [Source](https://je.jacq.org/JE00003912)
20. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/cafff6a5-1fa4-4a90-a2b3-f3db78b93d02)
21. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/cd6e21c8-9e8a-493a-8a76-fbf7862069e5)
22. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/d415c253-4d61-4459-9d25-4015b9084fb0)
23. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/7bd65a7a-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a)
24. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/861e6afe-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a)
25. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/7e380070-f762-11e1-a439-00145eb45e9a)
26. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/821cc27a-e3bb-4bc5-ac34-89ada245069d)
27. [Bionomia](https://bionomia.net/dataset/ee0e7875-8fbc-4cd8-a6a8-65f4a871e2ea)