Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart
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Gender | Male |
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Death | 148 years ago |
Date of birth | January 14,1801 |
Zodiac sign | Capricorn |
Born | Paris |
France | |
Date of died | February 18,1876 |
Died | 5th Arrondissement |
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France | |
Children | Édouard-Charles Brongniart |
Books | Voyage Autour du Monde |
Memoire sur la Famille des Rhamnees | |
Parents | Alexandre Brongniart |
Grandchildren | Charles Jules Edmée Brongniart |
Awards | Wollaston Medal |
Author abbrev botani | Brongn |
Known for | Histoire des végétaux fossiles |
Great grandchild | André Brongniart |
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ID | 1878037 |
Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart Life story
Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart FRS FRSE FGS was a French botanist. He was the son of the geologist Alexandre Brongniart and grandson of the architect, Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart. Brongniart's pioneering work on the relationships between extinct and existing plants has earned him the title of father of paleobotany.