André Aubréville
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André Aubréville (30 November 1897, in Pont-Saint-Vincent (Meurthe-et-Moselle) – 11 August 1982, in Paris)[1][2] was a French botanist, professor at the National Museum of Natural History in Paris and a member of the Academy of Sciences. He was the first scientist to introduce the term "desertification" (in his 1949 book: Climats, forêts et désertification de l'Afrique tropicale (Climates, Forests, and Desertification of Tropical Africa),[3] and wrote a number of floras of former French colonies.
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André Aubréville | |
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Born | 30 November 1897 |
Died | 11 August 1982(1982-08-11) (aged 84) |
Nationality | French |
Alma mater | École Polytechnique École nationale des eaux et forêts |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Botany |
Institutions | Muséum national d'histoire naturelle |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Aubrév. |
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