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André Aubréville
French botanist (1897-1982) · France · On the map · Scientists · Died at 84
André Aubréville was a French botanist, professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and a member of the Academy of Sciences.
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About this person
He was the first scientist to introduce the term "desertification" (in his 1949 book: Climats, forêts et désertification de l'Afrique tropicale, and wrote a number of floras of former French colonies.
Country
France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1982 · aged 84