José Antonio Pavón
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![A white plaque reading: "A la memoria del insigne hijo de Casatejada, D. José A Pavón y Jimenez. Farmacéutico, botánico, explorador de la flora del Perú, 1754-1940 [sic]. El ayuntamiento en el bicentenario de su nacimiento. MCMLIV." In English: "In memory of the distinguished son of Castejada, D. José A Pavón y Jimenez. Pharmacist, botanist, explorer of flora in Peru, 1754-1940 [sic]. City Hall on the bicentennial of his birth. 1954." This incorrectly lists his death year as 1940 instead of 1840.](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Placa_homenaje_a_Jos%C3%A9_Antonio_Pav%C3%B3n_%28Casatejada%2C_C%C3%A1ceres%29.jpg)
Plaque dedicated to Pavón in Casatejada
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| Born | José Antonio Pavón Jiménez (1754-04-22)April 22, 1754 |
| Died | 1840 (aged 85–86)
Madrid, Spain
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| Fields | Botany |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Pav. |
José Antonio Pavón JiménezorJosé Antonio Pavón (April 22, 1754 in Casatejada, Cáceres, Spain – 1840 in Madrid) was a Spanish botanist known for researching the flora of Peru and Chile.
During the reign of Charles III of Spain, three major botanical expeditions were sent to the New World; Pavón and Hipólito Ruiz López were the botanists for the first of these expeditions, to Peru and Chile from 1777 to 1788.[2]
The genus Pavonia was named in his honor by his contemporary, Spanish botanist Antonio José Cavanilles[3] — plants with the specific epithet of pavonii also commemorate his name.[4]
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