Charles Bonnet
Charles Bonnet
Bonnet surrounded by a chain of nature. Illustration by J. Caldwall after J. Juel, 1770.
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a Genevan naturalist and philosophical writer. He is responsible for coining the term phyllotaxis to describe the arrangement of leaves on a plant
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Born
13 March 1720 Geneva, Republic of Geneva
Died
20 May 1793 (aged 73) Genthod near Geneva, Republic of Geneva
Fields
Naturalist
adultbasic
Switzerland
Citizenship
Citizen of the Republic of Geneva
era
1600-1800
Influences
Gottfried Wilhelm Leibniz