Emile Perrot (1867-1951)

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Description

Date  1935
Metal bronze
Shape rectangle
Weight 174 g
Dimensions 72 x 58 mm
Marks triangle
Medallist Rispal
Rarity scarce
 

Obverse : EMILE PERROT / ANNO MCMXXXV

Reverse : Professeur à la faculté / de pharmacie membre de / l’Académie de médecine/ de l’Académie nationale / d’agriculture et de / l’Académie des sciences / coloniales / 1935

Emile Perrot became pharmacist in 1891 and followed the teaching of Léon Guignard. He became very famous for his work on the plants and botanicals from the French overseas colonies. This medal was issued in 1935 when Emile Perrot received the Legion of Honor for valorizing the French colonies.