Jean Jules Linden

Jean Jules Linden (12 February 1817,[1] in Luxembourg – 12 January 1898, in Brussels) was a Belgian botanist, explorer, horticulturist and businessman.

Jean Linden studied at the Athénée Royal in Luxembourg until 1834 and went on to the faculty of science at the Free University of Brussels.

In 1835, Jean Linden put forward his name when the Belgian government invited applications from academic circles for an exploration of Latin America.

As a result, Jean Linden, Nicolas Funck (1816–1896), and Auguste Ghiesbreght (1810–1893) left Antwerp on 25 September 1835 for Rio de Janeiro and arrived in Brazil on 27 December.

Following Linden's lead, British botanist John Lindley also made detailed observations of the habitats where he collected plants.