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Michel Adanson

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French naturalist (1727-1806)

FranceScientistsLived 1727 to 1806 · aged 79
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Michel Adanson was an 18th-century French botanist and naturalist who traveled to Senegal to study flora and fauna. He proposed a "natural system" of taxonomy distinct from the binomial system forwarded by Linnaeus. The standard author abbreviation Adans.

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Marble statue of Adanson displayed at the former Episcopal Palace in Aix-en-Provence, depicted holding a shellMarble statue of Adanson displayed at the former Episcopal Palace in Aix-en-Provence, depicted holding a shell

Awards 2

Fellow of the Royal Society
Knight of the Legion of Honour

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Michel Adanson was an 18th-century French botanist and naturalist who traveled to Senegal to study flora and fauna. He proposed a "natural system" of taxonomy distinct from the binomial system forwarded by Linnaeus. The standard author abbreviation Adans. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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France
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Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1727 to 1806 · aged 79
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29 languages

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