Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart
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Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart was a 19th-century French botanist renowned as a founder of paleobotany for his pioneering studies of fossil plants and plant evolution.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French scientist
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botanist ⓘ paleobotanist ⓘ person ⓘ |
| academicDiscipline | natural history ⓘ |
| centuryOfActivity | 19th century ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
classification of fossil plants
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understanding of plant geological history ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| described | numerous fossil plant genera ⓘ |
| educatedAt | École de Médecine de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
Jardin des Plantes
NERFINISHED
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Muséum national d’Histoire naturelle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Brongniart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| father | Alexandre Brongniart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
botany
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paleobotany ⓘ plant morphology ⓘ plant taxonomy ⓘ |
| givenName | Adolphe-Théodore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasBibliography | scientific papers on paleobotany ⓘ |
| hasHonorificNameInTaxon |
Brongniartia
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Brongniartites NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
evolutionary botanists
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later paleobotanists ⓘ |
| influenced |
19th-century botany
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development of paleobotany ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf |
Académie des Sciences
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surface form:
French Academy of Sciences
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| nativeLanguage | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
founding paleobotany
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pioneering studies of fossil plants ⓘ research on plant evolution ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Considérations générales sur la nature des végétaux fossiles
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Histoire des végétaux fossiles NERFINISHED ⓘ Tableau des genres de végétaux fossiles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
botanist
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university teacher ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Delphine Brongniart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied |
fossil plants
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plant evolution ⓘ plant reproductive structures ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris ⓘ |
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Brongniart family