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Pierre Magnol

1638 - 1715

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Pierre Magnol (8 June 1638 – 21 May 1715) was a French botanist. He was born in the city of Montpellier, where he lived and worked for most of his life. He became Professor of Botany and Director of the Royal Botanic Garden of Montpellier and held a seat in the Académie Royale des Sciences de Paris for a short while. He was one of the innovators who devised the botanical scheme of classification. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre Magnol is the 411th most popular biologist (down from 357th in 2019), the 2,723rd most popular biography from France (up from 2,817th in 2019) and the 51st most popular French Biologist.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Pierre Magnol ranks 411 out of 1,097. Before him are Heinrich Anton de Bary, June Almeida, Georg August Goldfuss, Auguste Chevalier, Philibert Commerson, and Achille Valenciennes. After him are Eugène Simon, Arthur Tansley, John Needham, Alexander Braun, Heinrich Boie, and George Albert Boulenger.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1638, Pierre Magnol ranks 18. Before him are James Gregory, Frederik Ruysch, Christoph Cellarius, Carlo Fontana, Ernst Rüdiger von Starhemberg, and Gerrit Berckheyde. After him are Richard Simon, John Charles, Count Palatine of Gelnhausen, Ulrik Frederik Gyldenløve, Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Grabow, and Bernhard II, Duke of Saxe-Jena. Among people deceased in 1715, Pierre Magnol ranks 15. Before him are Hedwig Eleonora of Holstein-Gottorp, Pu Songling, Thomas Savery, Mirwais Hotak, François Girardon, and Charlotte Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. After him are Nicolas Lemery, Joseph Raphson, Ernest, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen, and Nahum Tate.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre Magnol ranks 2,723 out of 6,770. Before him are Lupus of Troyes (395), Claude Cahun (1894), Guy Ligier (1930), Jean Rapp (1771), Henri Labrouste (1801), and André Marty (1886). After him are John III, Duke of Bavaria (1374), Jacques Henri Lartigue (1894), Albert Robida (1848), Eugène Simon (1848), François Sudre (1787), and Henri Pélissier (1889).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In France

Among biologists born in France, Pierre Magnol ranks 51. Before him are Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart (1801), Louis Claude Richard (1754), Pierre Joseph Bonnaterre (1752), Auguste Chevalier (1873), Philibert Commerson (1727), and Achille Valenciennes (1794). After him are Eugène Simon (1848), Paul Gervais (1816), Félix Vicq-d'Azyr (1748), Adrien-Henri de Jussieu (1797), Henri Ernest Baillon (1827), and Antoine de Jussieu (1686).

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