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Christiaan Hendrik Persoon
German mycologist (1761ā1836) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Christiaan Hendrik Persoon (1 February 1761 ā 16 November 1836) was a Cape Colony mycologist who made additions to Linnaeus' mushroom taxonomy.
"Pers." redirects here. For Persian, see Persian language.
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Christiaan Hendrik Persoon | |
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Born | 1 February 1761 (1761-02) |
Died | 16 November 1836 (1836-11-17) (aged 75) Paris, France |
Known for | Establishing starting points for fungal taxonomy |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Mycology, taxonomy |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Pers. |
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