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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.
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Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, A Botanist's Legacy. #shorts 【Title】Reflecting on the Lives of Great Personalities | 10 Key Points"Born on April 12, 1748, in Ly...
France. Scientific career. Fields. Botany, Natural history, Medicine. Author abbrev. (botany) Ant.Juss. Antoine de Jussieu (6 July 1686 – 22 April 1758) was a French naturalist, botanist, and physician. The standard author abbreviation Ant.Juss. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name. [1]
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Apr 8, 2024 · brother Joseph de Jussieu. brother Bernard de Jussieu. Antoine de Jussieu (born July 6, 1686, Lyon—died April 12, 1758, Paris) was a French physician and botanist who wrote many papers on human anatomy, zoology, and botany, including one on the flower and fruit of the coffee shrub.
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Apr 8, 2024 · plant. taxonomy. Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu (born April 12, 1748, Lyon—died Sept. 17, 1836, Paris) was a French botanist who developed the principles that served as the foundation of a natural system of plant classification. Antoine-Laurent was brought in 1770 by his uncle Bernard to the Jardin du Roi, where he became demonstrator in botany.
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Jussieu was born into a family of eminent botanists from Lyons in France. His uncles Antoine, Bernard, and Joseph de Jussieu all made important contributions to botany and his son, Adrien, subsequently continued the family tradition. After graduating from the Jardin du Roi in 1770, Jussieu continued to work there, becoming subdemonstrator of ...
Sep 17, 2019 · The Palace Gardener. Today is the anniversary of the death of Antoine Laurent de Jussieu, who died on this day in 1836. He was a French botanist who developed the first natural classification of flowering plants. Today, there's a metro station near the botanical garden in Paris that is named in honor of the Jussieu family - which boasted five ...
