▁February ▁ 1 8 3 6 , ▁and ▁the ▁discover er ▁of ▁the ▁Ast rag alus ▁al pin us . ▁ ▁A ▁b ust ▁of ▁William ▁Brand ▁stands ▁in ▁the ▁library ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Botan ic ▁Garden ▁Edinburgh . ▁ ▁Dist in ctions ▁▁▁▁ 1 8 6 3 : ▁Fellow ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁ ▁Personal ▁life ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 8 , ▁William ▁Brand ▁married ▁Ele an or ▁Bruce ▁Mitchell . ▁They ▁had ▁ 3 ▁children . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : 1 8 0 7 ▁birth s ▁Category : 1 8 6 9 ▁death s ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁British ▁botan ists ▁Category : 1 9 th - century ▁Scottish ▁people ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁botan ists ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁solic itors ▁Category : Sc ott ish ▁bank ers ▁Category : Pl ant ▁collect ors ▁Category : F ell ows ▁of ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Edinburgh ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁Peter head <0x0A> </s> ▁Christ ophe ▁Honor é ▁( born ▁ 1 0 ▁April ▁ 1 9 7 0 ) ▁is ▁a ▁French ▁writer ▁and ▁film ▁director . ▁ ▁Honor é ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Car ha ix , ▁Fin ist ère . ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁Paris ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 5 , ▁he ▁wrote ▁articles ▁in ▁Les ▁C ah iers ▁du ▁Cin éma . ▁He ▁started ▁writing ▁soon ▁after . ▁His ▁ 1 9 9 6 ▁book ▁Tout ▁contre ▁Lé o ▁( Close ▁to ▁Leo ) ▁tal ks ▁about