Antonio José Cavanilles

1745 - 1804

photo credits: Wikimedia Commons

country of citizenship:  Spain
languages spoken, written or signed:  Spanish
educated at:  University of Valencia
position held:  directoreditor
influenced by:  Carl Linnaeus

Antonio José Cavanilles (16 January 1745 – 5 May 1804) was a leading Spanish taxonomic botanist, artist and one of the most important figures in the 18th century period of Enlightenment in Spain. Cavanilles is most famous for his 2-volume book on Spanish flora, published in 1795 and titled ‘Observations on the Natural History, Geography and Agriculture of the Kingdom of Valencia’.He named many plants, particularly from Oceania. He named at least 100 genera, about 54 of which were still used in 2004, including Dahlia, Calycera, Cobaea, Galphimia, and Oleandra. The standard author abbreviation Cav. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. Source: Wikipedia (en)

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