Pierre André Pourret

Deceased Person

1754 – 1818

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Who was Pierre André Pourret?

Pierre André Pourret was a French abbot and botanist who did research and teaching in France and Spain. He described and collected large amounts of plant species, especially from the Mediterranean, and amassed many species in his botanical garden and herbarium for his research. Pourret was also a pioneer user of binomial nomenclature, first developed by Carl Linnaeus.

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Born
1754
Died
1818

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on July 23, 2013

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