Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
French botanist
Died when: 52 years 206 days (630 months)Star Sign: Gemini
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (5 June 1656 – 28 December 1708) was a French botanist, notable as the first to make a clear definition of the concept of genus for plants.
Botanist Charles Plumier was his pupil and accompanied him on his voyages.
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