Louis Claude Richard

Louis Claude Richard
Born(1754-09-19)19 September 1754
Versailles, France
Died6 June 1821(1821-06-06) (aged 66)
Paris
Known forDemonstrations botaniques (1808), De Orchideis europaeis (1817) and other books
ChildrenAchille Richard (son)
Scientific career
FieldsBotanist, botanical illustrator
WorkplacesÉcole de médecine, Paris
Rich.

Louis Claude Marie Richard (French pronunciation: [lwi klod maʁi ʁiʃaʁ]; 19 September 1754 – 6 June 1821) was a French botanist and botanical illustrator. The standard author abbreviation Rich. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.