Henri Baillon

Events

1

Episodes

2

Years

1869

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Henri Baillon, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Père Armand David receives giant panda skin and describes Davidia

   1869

   Role: Botanist who described Davidia as a new genus

   1. 11869 · Baoxing, ChinaReceipt of Giant Panda Skin

      David received a giant panda skin from a hunter in Baoxing, marking the first Western encounter with the species.

   2. 21869 · Baoxing, ChinaFirst Description of Davidia

      David described the pocket handkerchief tree in 1869, sending specimens to Paris for formal classification.

Sources

1. Davidia involucrata Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01