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4 days ago · The family Liliaceae was described by Michel Adanson in 1763 and formally named by Antoine Laurent de Jussieu in 1789. Jussieu defined this grouping as having a calyx of six equal colored parts, six stamens, a superior ovary, single style, and a trilocular (three-chambered) capsule.
5 days ago · The system of organising genera into families is generally credited to Antoine Laurent de Jussieu who formally described both the Liliaceae and the type family of Asparagales, the Asparagaceae, as Lilia and Asparagi, respectively, in 1789.
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5 days ago · Augustin de Candolle (1778–1841) succeeded Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu in managing the botanical project Prodromus Systematis Naturalis Regni Vegetabilis (1824–1841) which involved 35 authors: it contained all the dicotyledons known in his day, some 58000 species in 161 families, and he doubled the number of recognized plant families, the ...
May 2, 2024 · Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu (* 12. April 1748 in Lyon; † 17. September 1836 in Paris) war ein französischer Botaniker. Sein offizielles botanisches Autorenkürzel lautet „ Juss. “. Sein Hauptwerk ist das 1789 erschienene Genera plantarum in dem er ein natürliches Pflanzensystem begründete.
Apr 23, 2024 · Antoine Lavoisier, prominent French chemist and leading figure in the 18th-century chemical revolution who developed an experimentally based theory of the chemical reactivity of oxygen and coauthored the modern system for naming chemical substances.
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- What are Antoine Lavoisier’s accomplishments?Antoine Lavoisier determined that oxygen was a key substance in combustion, and he gave the element its name. He developed the modern system of nam...
- How was Antoine Lavoisier educated?After studying the humanities and sciences at the Collège Mazarin, Antoine Lavoisier studied law. However, he devoted much of his time to lectures...
- Where was Antoine Lavoisier born and raised?Antoine Lavoisier was born and raised in Paris. He was the first child and only son of a wealthy family.
- How did Antoine Lavoisier die?Antoine Lavoisier was guillotined during the French Revolution’s Reign of Terror on May 8, 1794. Under the monarchy, Lavoisier had a share in the G...
- Who was Marie-Anne Lavoisier?Marie-Anne Paulze married Antoine Lavoisier in 1771. She assisted Antoine in his experiments. She did the drawings for many of his works and transl...
Apr 28, 2024 · French botanist who categorized plants into families and developed a system of plant classification (1748-1836)
Apr 23, 2024 · He wanted his own revelation—i.e., a direct and immediate experience of God. When he left his pulpit he journeyed to Europe. In Paris he saw Antoine-Laurent de Jussieu’s collection of natural specimens arranged in a developmental order that confirmed his belief in man’s spiritual relation to nature.
