death_place death_date birth_place fields birth_date residence article_title author_abbrev_bot name
cuba 20 november 1955 arbois , jura , france botany 31 december 1871 cuba frère león
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frère león

frère león -lrb- , ; december 31 , 1871 -- november 20 , 1955 -rrb- was a french-born cuban botanist and de la salle brother .
born joseph sylvestre sauget in arbois , jura , león was an important contributor to the botanical exploration of cuba and co-authored , with frère alain , the five-volume `` flora of cuba '' which remains the standard reference on the topic .
