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Antoine Nicolas Duchesne

1747–1827

French botanist. Professor of natural history, Ecole Centrale, Versailles, 1794. Best known for his Histoire naturelle des fraisiers (Natural history of strawberries, 1766).

Source

DBF.

Bibliography

DBF: Dictionnaire de biographie Française. Under the direction of J. Balteau et al. 21 vols. and 4 fascicules of vol. 22 (A–Leyris d’Esponchès) to date. Paris: Librairie Letouzey & Ané. 1933–.

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