Posts Tagged ‘Bernard de Jussieu’
André Michaux: The King’s Botanist and Explorer of North America’s Floral Treasures
This botanical history post was featured on The Daily Gardener podcast: Click here to see the complete show notes for this episode. March 8, 1746 Dearest reader, On this day, we celebrate the birth of a truly remarkable figure in botanical history, André Michaux, the French botanist and explorer whose legacy still whispers through the…
Read MoreAndré Michaux: The French Botanist Who Brought Camellias to America
Long-Live Love and Loyalty March 8, 1746 Today is the birthday of the French botanist and explorer André Michaux. Most people think of André Michaux as the accomplished old botanist, but I always prefer to recall the beginning of his story because that’s what set him on his course. André grew up on a royal…
Read MoreAntoine Nicolas Duchesne: The Botanical Pioneer Behind the Modern Strawberry
The Modern Strawberry February 18, 1827 Today is the anniversary of the death of the French botanist, gardener, and professor at Versailles, Antoine Nicolas Duchesne (“do-Shane”). A specialist in strawberries and gourds, Antoine was a student of Bernard de Jussieu at the Royal Garden in Paris. A plant pioneer, Antoine, recognized that mutation was a…
Read MoreNovember 6, 2020 Bernard de Jussieu, Alice Lounsberry, Alfred Austin, American Gardens by Monty Don and Derry Moore, and Frank Kingdon Ward
Subscribe Apple | Google | Spotify | Stitcher | iHeart Support The Daily Gardener Buy Me A Coffee Connect for FREE! The Friday Newsletter | Daily Gardener Community Botanical History On This Day 1777 Bernard Jussieu, the French naturalist who created the first natural classification system for flowering plants and tended a cherished Cedar of…
Read MoreAntoine Nicolas Duchesne: The Botanist Who Created the Modern Strawberry
Strawberry Specialist Today is the anniversary of the death of the French botanist, gardener, and professor at Versailles, Antoine Nicolas Duchesne (“do-Shane”). A specialist in strawberries and gourds, Duchesne was a student of Bernard de Jussieu at the Royal Garden in Paris. A plant pioneer, Duchesne recognized that mutation was a natural occurrence and that…
Read MoreBernard de Jussieu: Pioneer of Natural Plant Classification and Botanical Legacy
Developer of the First Natural Classification of Plants Today is the anniversary of the death of the French naturalist and botanist Bernard de Jussieu who died on this day in 1777. Jussieu was a French botanist who developed the first natural classification of flowering plants. Today, there’s a metro station near the botanical garden in…
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