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Philibert Commerson

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French scientist (1727-1773)

FranceScientistsLived 1727 to 1773 · aged 45
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Philibert Commerson, sometimes spelled Commerçon by contemporaries, was a French naturalist, best known for accompanying Louis Antoine de Bougainville on his voyage of circumnavigation in 1766-1769. The standard author abbreviation Comm. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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Rufous hornero drawn by François-Nicolas Martinet sometime before 1780 for the book Histoire Naturelle.Rufous hornero drawn by François-Nicolas Martinet sometime before 1780 for the book Histoire Naturelle.White Sucker, Catostomus commersoniiWhite Sucker, Catostomus commersonii

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Country
France
Category
Scientists
Type
Scientist
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1727 to 1773 · aged 45
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19 languages

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