Amédée-François Frézier

Botanist, Author

1682 – 1773

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Who was Amédée-François Frézier?

Amédée-François Frézier was a French military engineer, mathematician, spy, and explorer who is best remembered for bringing back five specimens of Fragaria chiloensis, the beach strawberry, from an assignment in South America, thus introducing this New World fruit to the Old.

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Born
1682
France
Also known as
  • Amedee-Francois Frezier
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Lived in
  • Rhône-Alpes
Died
Oct 26, 1773

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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