Antoine Laurent de Jussieu
Botanist who classified the flowering plants
Died when: 88 years 158 days (1061 months)Star Sign: Aries
Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (French pronunciation: ?[?~twan lo??~ d? ?ysjø]; 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.
His classification was based on an extended unpublished work by his uncle, the botanist Bernard de Jussieu.
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