Claude Gay, often named Claudio Gay in Spanish texts, (March 18, 1800 – November 29, 1873), was a French botanist, naturalist and illustrator. This explorer carried out some of the first investigations about Chilean flora, fauna, geology and geography. The Cordillera Claudio Gay in the Atacama Region of Chile is named after him.
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18 March 1800 Draguignan, France
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29 November 1873 (aged 73) Flayosc, France
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Zodiac | Pisces |
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