Herbert John Giraud

Herbert John Giraud
Born	14 April 1817 Faversham
Died	January 12, 1888(1888-01-12) (aged 70) Shanklin, Isle of Wight
Nationality	English
Occupations	Physician chemist botanist

Herbert John Giraud (14 April 1817 – 12 January 1888) was an English physician, chemist, and botanist.

Biography

Giraud was the second son and youngest child of John Thomas Giraud (1764–1836), a surgeon at Faversham, Kent (mayor in 1814), by Mary, daughter of William Chapman of Badlesmere Court, Kent. He was born at

, ‘Linnean Transactions,’ xix. 161. Several of the chemical papers relate to toxicology in India. Giraud was often consulted as an expert in medico-legal cases in the Bombay presidency.

References

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Bettany, George Thomas (1890). "Giraud, Herbert John". In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 21. London: Smith, Elder & Co.