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Pierre André Pourret

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French botanist (1754-1818)

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Pierre André Pourret (1754-1818) was a French abbot and botanist who did research and teaching in France and Spain. He described and collected large amounts of plant species, especially from the Mediterranean, and amassed many species in his botanical garden and herbarium for his research.

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Pierre André Pourret (1754-1818) was a French abbot and botanist who did research and teaching in France and Spain. He described and collected large amounts of plant species, especially from the Mediterranean, and amassed many species in his botanical garden and herbarium for his research. Pourret was also a pioneer user of binomial nomenclature, first developed by Carl Linnaeus.

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France
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Scientists
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Scientist
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deceased
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Lived 1754 to 1818 · aged 64
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