Joseph De Jussieu

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Joseph De Jussieu
Joseph De Jussieu
Joseph De Jussieu
Born 3 September 1704
Lyon
Died 11 April 1779
Paris
Fields Botany

Joseph de Jussieu, (Lyon,3 September 1704- 11 April 1779, Paris), was a french botanist, member of the Jussieu family. He introduced the common garden heliotrope (Heliotropium peruvianum) into Europe.

He was the brother of Bernard and Antoine de Jussieu,

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