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Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet
1761-02-28 – 1807-07-27
Life & Legacy
Pierre Marie Auguste Broussonet (28 February 1761 – 17 January 1807) was a French naturalist who contributed primarily to botany. He was born in Montpellier, where he was educated, and travelled to Morocco, Spain, the Canary Islands, and Southern Africa before returning to France and serving as director of the botanical garden in Montpellier. The tree Broussonetia is named after him.
Occupation & Career
botanist, politician, zoologist, naturalist, university teacher, agronomist, ichthyologist, physician, botanical collector, scientific collector
Education
Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier
Legacy Highlights
Employer
École nationale vétérinaire d'Alfort · University of Montpellier
Organizations & Memberships
French Academy of Sciences · Göttingen Academy of Sciences and Humanities in Lower Saxony · Royal Society of London · Société d'agriculture de Paris · Société linnéenne de Paris
Education & Institutions
Faculty of Medicine of Montpellier
Sources & Provenance
- Wikidata population candidate Q1354117 — wikidata View source
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