Jean-Jacques de Granville
Jean-Jacques Douzal de Granville was a French and French Guianan botanist, museum curator, and researcher. Granville specialized in the study of the palm trees and other flora of French Guiana, including four new palm species which he first described and introduced to science. He authored 271 scientific books, articles, journals and other publications, including the landmark Guide des Palmiers de Guyane, which was published in 2014. Granville also advocated for the creation of Guiana [Amazonian Park], which was established in 2007 after decades of advocacy.