Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
1748 – 1836 · aged 88
French botanist (1748–1836)
- Born
- 12 Apr 1748 · Lyon
- Died
- 17 Sept 1836 · Paris
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- 12 Apr 1748BornBorn in Lyon
- 1794 – 1826RoleDirector of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
- 1798 – 1799RolePresident of the French Academy of Sciences
- 1829AwardForeign Member of the Royal Society
- 17 Sept 1836DiedDied in Paris
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- 1756 – 1763Seven Years' War
- c. 1760 – 1840Industrial Revolution
- 1765 – 1783American Revolution
- 1789 – 1799French Revolution
- 1812 – 1815War of 1812
- 1814 – 1815Congress of Vienna
Biography
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃twan loʁɑ̃ də ʒysjø]; 12 April 1748 – 17 September 1836) was a French botanist, notable as the first to publish a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in use today. His classification was based on an extended unpublished work by his uncle, the botanist Bernard de Jussieu.
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