Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
Augustin Pyramus de Candolle
A. P. de Candolle
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a Swiss botanist. Although his main focus was botany, he also contributed to related fields such as phytogeography, agronomy, paleontology, medical botany, and economic botany.
Born
4 February 1778 Geneva, Republic of Geneva
Died
9 September 1841 (aged 63) Geneva, Switzerland
Nationality
Genevan, then Swiss (1815)
Known for
System of Taxonomy, Principle of "Nature's War"
Fields
Botany, Agronomy, Phytogeography
Awards
Royal Medal (1833)
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Switzerland
Author abbrev. (botany)
DC.
era
1800+
Other names
Augustin Pyrame de Candolle