Antoine Duss

Botanist, Deceased Person

1840 – 1924

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Who was Antoine Duss?

Antoine Düss was a Swiss botanist.

Père Düss was born in Hasle, Switzerland, graduated from the Gymnasium in Luzern and entered the Congregation du Saint-Esprit et du Saint-Coeur de Marie in Paris. Titled variably as Abbé, Pére or Reverend, he held teaching positions at the Collége de Fort de France on Martinique and at the College de Basse-Terre on Guadeloupe. He collected botanical specimens mainly on Guadeloupe and its dependencies and Martinique, but made also collecting trips to Antigua, Barbuda, Dominica, and Saint Lucia.

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Born
Aug 14, 1840
Switzerland
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Died
May 5, 1924

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on July 23, 2013

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