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Antoine-Laurent Jussieu (1748-1836)
(18th and 19th Centuries )
Antoine-Laurent Jussieu (1748-1836), French botanist, studied medicine and botany in Paris under his uncle Bernard de Jussieu. His work formed the basis for the modern method of botanical classifications. Instrumental in the establishment of the Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle in 1793, he selected every volume relating to natural history for its library. Jussieu was a member of the Académie des Sciences and professor at the museum until 1826, when his son, Adrien, succeeded him.
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Provenance
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Henry Walters, Baltimore [date and mode of acquisition unknown]; Walters Art Museum, 1931, by bequest.
Geographies
France, Paris (Place of Origin)
Measurements
Diam: 6 7/16 in. (16.3 cm)
Credit Line
Acquired by Henry Walters
Location in Museum
Not on view
Accession Number
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In libraries, galleries, museums, and archives, an accession number is a unique identifier assigned to each object in the collection.
54.834