Henri Humbert

Jean-Henri Humbert (January 24, 1887 – October 20, 1967) was a prominent French botanist. He spent much of his early career in Africa, in Madagascar and Algeria. In 1931, he became the chair of botany at the Muséum national d’histoire naturelle in Paris. Later in his career, Humbert received a series of academic honors, including being admitted to the Institut de France and the Académie des Sciences.