Birthdate: July 6, 1686
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Lyon, France
Died: April 22, 1758
Antoine de Jussieu was a French naturalist, botanist, and physician recognized for his significant contributions to botany and medicine. He studied at the University of Montpellier and succeeded Joseph Pitton de Tournefort at the Jardin du Roi. Jussieu edited important botanical works by Tournefort and Barrelier and practiced medicine, with a special focus on caring for the less fortunate. His teachings were eventually published posthumously in a work titled “Traité des vertus des plantes.”
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