Aimé Bonpland
Sign in to saveAlso known as Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland, Bonpl., Aime Bonpland, Aime Jacques Alexandre Bonpland, Goujaud, Bonpland
French physician, botanist and explorer (1773-1858)
Key facts
- Born
- 22 August 1773, La Rochelle , France
- Died
- 11 May 1858 (1858-05-11) (aged 84), Paso de los Libres , Argentina
- Burial place
- Cemetery of the Holy Cross of Paso de los Libres
- Citizenship
- French
- Alma mater
- University of Paris
- Known for
- Travel with Alexander von Humboldt
- Parent s
- Jacques-Simon Goujaud, Marguerite-Olive de La Coste
- Awards
- French Academy of Sciences
- Fields
- Physician , biologist , botanist , natural history
- Author abbrev botany
- Bonpl.
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Aimé
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- La Rochelle
- Place of death
- Paso de los Libres
- Educated at
- University of Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- botany
- Image
- Bonpland Aimé 1773-1858.jpg
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- Aimé Bonpland
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- Aimé Bonpland
- date of birth
- 1773-08-29
- member of
- French Academy of Sciences
- name in native language
- Aimé Bonpland
- has works in the collection
- Biblioteca Virtual Miguel de Cervantes
- P6944
- Aimé Bonpland
- birth name
- Aimé Jacques Alexandre Goujaud
- pseudonym
- Aimé Bonpland
- collection items at
- Bishop Museum
- on focus list of Wikimedia project
- WikiProject Plants
- date of death
- 1858-05-04
- P8168
- Tianjin Eye
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Encyclopedic overview
Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland ( French: [ɛme bɔ̃plɑ̃]; 22 August 1773 – 11 May 1858) was a French explorer and botanist who traveled with Alexander von Humboldt in Latin America from 1799 to 1804. He co-authored volumes of the scientific results of their expedition.
The standard author abbreviation Bonpl. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Aimé Bonpland” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.