Person

Brongniart, Adolphe Theodore (1801 - 1876)

Born
11 January 1801
Paris, France
Died
18 February 1876
Paris, France
Occupation
Botanist

Summary

Adolphe Brongniart was a Frenchman originally trained in medicine (in 1826) who became a botanist. Brongniart described Australian and other plants collected from the French expedition "La Coquille" (1822 - 1825) to Oceania and South America. Upon his return he and wrote volume two of the expedition report focusing on spermatophyte's (then known as Phanerogams) or seed producing plants.

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Archival resources

Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science

  • Australian Botanists - Biographies, MS 064; Adolph Basser Library, Australian Academy of Science. Details

Published resources

Journal Articles

  • Maiden, J. H., 'Records of the Earlier French Botanists as Regards Australian Plants.', Journal and Proceedings of The Royal Society of New South Wales, xliv (1910), 123-155. Details

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