Jean-Joseph-August-Ernest (Ernest) Faivre (1827–79)

French physiologist and botanist. MD, Paris, 1853; PhD 1858. Lecturer in botany, Lille, 1858; Lyons, 1859; professor of botany, Lyons, 1860. Director, botanic gardens, Lyons, 1860. Worked on both plant and animal physiology.