page_title: Pierre Poivre
section_title: Family
hierarchical_section_title: Pierre Poivre / Family
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Das Poivre-Atoll von Süden aus; Amiranten, Outer Islands der Seychellen English: Aerial view of Poivre Atoll, as seen from South, Amirantes, Outer Islands of the Seychelles
context_page_description: Pierre Poivre was an 18th-century horticulturist and botanist. He was born in Lyon, France.
  He was a missionary to East Asia, intendant of French colonial islands in the Indian Ocean, and wearer of the cordon of St. Michel.
context_section_description: Pierre Poivre married Françoise Robin (1749 - 1841) on 5 September 1766 in Pommiers, Rhône. They had three children:
  Marie Poivre (1768 - 1787)
  Françoise Julienne Ile-de-France Poivre (1770 - 1845), married Jean-Xavier Bureau de Pusy (1750 - 1806)
  Sarah Poivre (1773 - 1814)
  He was an uncle to the renowned French naturalist Pierre Sonnerat (1748-1814).
  Honors
  The Poivre Islands coral atoll is named in his honor. They are located in the Amirante Islands group of coral islands and atolls that belong to the Outer Islands of the Seychelles.
  Pierre's surname means pepper (Poivre;pronunciation ) in French, leading some authors to identify him as the subject of the Peter Piper rhyme.
caption: The Poivre Islands coral atoll.
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