Antoine François Passy
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Antoine François Passy

French politician, geologist and botanist

Antoine François Passy (23 April 1792, in Garches – 8 October 1873) was a French politician, geologist, and botanist.2

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Born Apr 23, 1792, died Oct 8, 1873.1

About

He was sub-secretary of state for the Interior in the Cabinet of François-Pierre Guizot (19 September 1847 to 24 February 1848).

From Wikipedia’s article on Antoine François Passy, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Companies

Career

Occupation: botanist, geologist, official, politician.8

  • 1856 to 1857Chair, Société botanique de France7
  • 1851President, Société libre d'agriculture, sciences, arts et belles-lettres de l'Eure3
  • 1841President of the Geological Society of France3 4
  • 1840 to 1848Undersecretary3
  • 1839 to 1848Councillor of State3
  • 1838President, Société libre d'agriculture, sciences, arts et belles-lettres de l'Eure3
  • 1837 to 1848Député de l'Eure3
  • 1832 to 1833President, Société libre d'agriculture, sciences, arts et belles-lettres de l'Eure3
  • 1832 to 1834Chair, Société libre d'agriculture, sciences, arts et belles-lettres de l'Eure6
  • 1830 to 1837Prefect of Eure3
  • Date not recordedDeputy chairperson, Société nationale de protection de la nature et d'acclimatation de France3
  • Date not recordedChair, Société géologique de France5

Personal life

  • BornApr 23, 1792, Garches9
  • DiedOct 8, 1873, 9th arrondissement of Paris10 11
  • CitizenshipFrance12
  • Residence8th arrondissement of Paris, 9th arrondissement of Paris13 14
  • SpouseAnne Henriette Péan de Saint-Gilles15

Awards

  • Date not recordedCommander of the Legion of Honour16
  • Date not recordedGrand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic16
  • Date not recordedKnight Commander of the Order of Carlos III16
  • Date not recordedKnight of the Order of Leopold16