Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle

Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
Born(1806-10-28)28 October 1806
Paris, France
Died4 April 1893(1893-04-04) (aged 86)
Geneva, Switzerland
NationalityFrance
Switzerland
Other namesAlphonse Pyrame de Candolle
AwardsLinnean Medal (1889)
Scientific career
Fieldsbotany
InstitutionsUniversity of Geneva
Author abbrev. (botany)A.DC.
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Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyramus (or Pyrame) de Candolle (28 October 1806 – 4 April 1893) was a French-Swiss botanist, the son of the Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.