Jean Florimond Boudon de Saint-Amans

He was the author of works involving agriculture, botany and antiquities.

[1] At the age of 18 he joined the infantry regiment of Vermandois, of which he participated in journeys to the Caribbean.

In 1773, he left the military, married a wealthy heiress, and moved back to his hometown of Agen.

In 1794 he became a member of the board of agriculture to the Ministry of the Interior, and two years later was appointed professor of natural history at Ecole centrale de Lot-et-Garonne.

From 1800 until his death in 1831, he served a president of the General Council of Lot-et-Garonne.