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Antoine Laurent de Jussieu

Born on April 12, 1748

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Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (French pronunciation:; 12 April 1748 – 17 September 1836) was a French botanist, notable as the first to publish a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in use today.

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