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Augustin de Candolle died on 9 September 1841 in Geneva, after being sick for many years. [2] That same year, he was elected as a member of the American Philosophical Society. [20] In 2017, a book [21] was written in French about his life and one of his greatest contributions, the Botanical Garden of Geneva .
- System of Taxonomy, Principle of "Nature's War"
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle. 1778-1841. Swiss Botanist. Augustin de Candolle is considered one of the most important botanists of the nineteenth century. His major contributions were in the fields of plant classification and morphology, the study of form, and in the geographical distribution of plants.
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May 23, 2018 · He began his most famous work, Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis in 1824. Seven volumes were published before his death and a further 10 by his son, Alphonse de Candolle. Augustin Pyrame de Candolle [1] (də käNdōl´), 1778–1841, Swiss botanist.
Sep 9, 2022 · Augustin-Pyramus de Candolle, a French botanist, died Sep. 9, 1841, at the age of 63. De Candolle is usually described as the greatest botanist in France in the first third of the 19th century, and much of his reputation stems from his work in plant taxonomy and his rejection of the Linnean sexual system – very important work, but not of much ...
The De Candolle system is a system of plant taxonomy by French (Swiss) botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle (1778−1841).
ON September 9 occurs the centenary of the death of the famous Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, the contemporary of de Saussure and Prevost and the father of Alphonse de Candolle...
De Candolle was a botanist and naturalist. He was born in Geneva, Switzerland and was a student of de Saussure. He went to Paris in 1796 and became associated with Cuvier, von Humboldt and Lamarck. He published History of Fleshy Plants (1799-1803). He took the degree of medicine in 1804 and in 1808 he was appointed Professor of Botany and ...
