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Michel Adanson (1727–1806) was a French botanist, entomologist, anthropologist, and mycologist. Born in Aix-en-Provence and educated at Collège Sainte-Barbe, he worked in the fields of botany and ethnology. He died in Paris and is buried at Père Lachaise Cemetery.
Adanson was a member of the Royal Society and the French Academy of Sciences. He received the awards Fellow of the Royal Society and Knight of the Legion of Honour. His collections are held at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle and the Natural History Museum, where his work is recognized in the Royal Society collection. He is described by sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary, The Nuttall Encyclopædia, and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.
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Key facts
- Born
- ( 1727-04-07 ) 7 April 1727, Aix-en-Provence
- Died
- 3 August 1806 (1806-08-03) (aged 79)
- Fields
- Naturalist
- Institutions
- Jardin des Plantes
- Author abbrev botany
- Adans.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Michel
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Aix-en-Provence
- Place of death
- Paris
- Occupation
- malacologist
- Educated at
- Collège Sainte-Barbe
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- ethnology
- Image
- Michel Adanson (1727-1806).png
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- French Academy of Sciences
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- Michel Adanson
- date of birth
- 1727-04-07
- date of death
- 1806-09-03
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- name in native language
- Michel Adanson
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- Michel Adanson
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- collection items at
- Natural History Museum
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Encyclopedic overview
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.
Personal history
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