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Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de

The Nuttall Encyclopedia

Celebrated French botanist, born at Lyons; his book, entitled "Genera Plantarum," published in 1789, lays down the principle on which the modern classification of plants is based; he was one of a family of botanists (1748-1836).

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Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Jussieu, Antoine Laurent de'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​nut/​j/jussieu-antoine-laurent-de.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.