Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle

Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
Born	(1806-10-28)28 October 1806 Paris, France
Died	4 April 1893(1893-04-04) (aged 86) Geneva, Switzerland
Nationality	France Switzerland
Other names	Alphonse Pyrame de Candolle
Awards	Linnean Medal (1889)
Scientific career
Fields	botany
Institutions	University 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.