Michel Adanson | |
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.png) Michel Adanson | |
| Born | 7 April 1727 |
| Died | 3 August 1806 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | French |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Naturalist |
| Institutions | Jardin des Plantes |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Adans. |
Michel Adanson (7 April 1727 – 3 August 1806) was an 18th-century French botanist and naturalist who traveled to Senegal to study flora and fauna. He proposed a "natural system" of taxonomy distinct from the binomial system forwarded by Linnaeus. The standard author abbreviation Adans. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.[1]