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Joseph Pitton de Tournefort
1708Dec, 28

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, French botanist and mycologist (b. 1656)
Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (5 June 1656 – 28 December 1708) was a French botanist, notable as the first to make a clear definition of the concept of genus for plants. Botanist Charles Plumier was his pupil and accompanied him on his voyages.

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