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Authorised form of nameCandolle; Augustin Pyramus de (1778 - 1841)
Dates1778 - 1841
Place of birthNear Geneva, Switzerland
Date of birth04 February 1778
Place of deathGeneva, Switzerland
Date of death09 September 1841
Research fieldBotany
Agronomy
ActivityCareer:
Professor of Natural History (by 1822); Director of Botanical Gardens, Geneva (by 1822)
Memberships:
FLS; Horticultural Society of London; Institute of France (Corresponding)
Membership categoryForeign Member
Date of election18/04/1822
RSActivityMedals and prizes:
Royal Medal 1833
RelationshipsFather of Alphones Louis Pierre Pyramus de Candolle (For Mem RS 1869)
SourceSources:
Bulloch's Roll; DSB
Obituaries:
Proc Roy Soc 1841 No 50 pp 346-349
Virtual International Authority Filehttp://viaf.org/viaf/76389959
CodeNA6532
Archives associated with this Fellow
RefNoTitleDate
EC/1822/06Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de: certificate of election to the Royal Society
IM/000717Candolle, Augustin Pyramus de1824
MC/2Volume 2 of miscellaneous correspondence regarding business matters, sent to the Royal Society1832-1838
MC/2/102Letter from J.L. Prevott, Suffolk Place, to Dr. [Peter Mark] Roget, [Secretary of the Royal Society]4 December 1833
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