Georges Rouy
Georges Rouy (2 December 1851, Paris – 25 December 1924, Asnières-sur-Seine) was a French botanist who was among the first to identify infraspecific (i.e., below the level of species) taxa, including: subspecies, varieties, and forms. Published works. With Julien Foucaud and others, he was author of the "Flore de France; ou, Description des plantes qui croissent spontanément en France, en Corse et en Alsace-Lorraine" (Flora of France; descriptions of plants that are native to France, Corsica and Alsace-Lorraine, published in 14 volumes from 1893 to 1913. His other principal works include: Taxa. Rouy was the  binomial author of many botanical species. In 1901 the genus "Rouya" was named in his honor by Auguste-Henri de Coincy. His name is also associated with plants having the specific epithets of "rouyi", "rouyana" and "rouyanum", some examples being: "Allium rouyi", "Armeria rouyana", and "Clinopodium rouyanum".