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Sébastien Vaillant
1722May, 20

Sébastien Vaillant

Sébastien Vaillant, French botanist and mycologist (b. 1669)
Sébastien Vaillant (May 26, 1669 – May 20, 1722) was French botanist who was born at Vigny in present-day Val d'Oise.

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