Aimé Bonpland (1773–1858)

Born 1773 CE, died 1858 CE.

Aimé Jacques Alexandre Bonpland (French: [ɛme bɔ̃plɑ̃]; 22 August 1773 – 11 May 1858) was a French explorer and botanist who traveled with Alexander von Humboldt in Latin America from 1799 to 1804. He co-authored volumes of the scientific results of their expedition. The standard author abbreviation Bonpl. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.

Text from the Wikipedia article Aimé_Bonpland, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

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