Charles Plumier

Botanist, Deceased Person

1646 – 1704

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Who was Charles Plumier?

Charles Plumier was a French botanist, after whom the Frangipani genus Plumeria is named. Plumier is considered one of the most important of the botanical explorers of his time. He made three botanizing expeditions to the West Indies, which resulted in a massive work Nova Plantarum Americanarum Genera and was appointed botanist to king Louis XIV of France.

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Born
Apr 20, 1646
Marseille
Nationality
  • France
Profession
Lived in
  • Marseille
Died
Nov 20, 1704
Cadiz

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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