About Joseph R. Roques
Lived 1772 – 1850 (aged 78). Joseph R. Roques was a French botanist and physician.
Joseph R. Roques (1772–1850), was a French botanist and medical doctor noted for his materia medica work Phytographie médicale, histoire des substances héroiques et des poisons tirés du règne végétal ("Medical phytography, a history of powerful substances and poisons from the plant kingdom"). He was a student at the University of Montpellier, enrolling in the Faculty of Medicine. He subsequently moved to Paris, becoming eminent as a botanist. The plates of his Phytographie médicale were drawn and engraved by Edouard Hocquart.
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Who was Joseph R. Roques?
French botanist and physician (1772-1850)
When was Joseph R. Roques born?
Joseph R. Roques was born on 9 February 1772 in Valence-d'Albigeois.
When did Joseph R. Roques die?
Joseph R. Roques died on 7 May 1850 in Montpellier.
What was Joseph R. Roques's occupation?
Joseph R. Roques was a botanist and physician.
What nationality was Joseph R. Roques?
Joseph R. Roques was French.
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