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Aimé Bonpland
1773Aug, 22

Aimé Bonpland

Aimé Bonpland, French botanist and explorer (d. 1858)
Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland (August 1773 – May 1858) was a French explorer and botanist who traveled with Alexander von Humboldt in Latin America from 1799 to 1804. He co-authored volumes of the scientific results of their expedition.

The standard author abbreviation Bonpl. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

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