Joseph De Jussieu
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Joseph de Jussieu, was a French
botanist, member of the Jussieu
family. He introduced the common garden heliotrope (Heliotropium peruvianum) into Europe.
He was the brother of Bernard
and Antoine de Jussieu
,
France
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botanist, member of the Jussieu
De Jussieu
De Jussieu, the name of a French family which came into prominence towards the close of the sixteenth century, and was known for a century and a half for the botanists it produced...
family. He introduced the common garden heliotrope (Heliotropium peruvianum) into Europe.
He was the brother of Bernard
Bernard de Jussieu
Bernard de Jussieu was a French naturalist, younger brother of Antoine de Jussieu.Bernard de Jussieu was born in Lyon...
and Antoine de Jussieu
Antoine de Jussieu
Antoine de Jussieu was a French naturalist.Jussieu was born in Lyon, the son of Christophe de Jussieu , an apothecary of some repute, who published a Nouveau traité de la theriaque . Antoine studied at the university of Montpellier, and travelled with his brother Bernard through Spain, Portugal...
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