# Michaux — Essays character guide

> Michaux in Essays by Henry David Thoreau.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** The younger Michaux

**First appearance:** 0008-natural-history-of-massachusetts

## Who they are

French botanist who studied North American flora.

## In the story

### [The Red Maple](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/the-red-maple)

Mentioned as the author of 'Sylva,' who celebrated the sugar-maple but did not note the red maple's autumnal color.

### [The Crab](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/essays_2_se/chapters/the-crab)

Botanist whose description of the crab-apple inspired Thoreau's interest.

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