Pierre Edmond Boissier
Swiss botanist, explorer and mathematician
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- PhD Botany University of Geneva
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Pierre Edmond Boissier was a Swiss prominent botanist, explorer and mathematician. He was the son of Jacques Boissier and Caroline Butini , daughter of Pierre Butini a well-known physician and naturalist from Geneva. With his sister, Valérie Boissier , he received a strict education with lessons delivered in Italian and Latin. Edmond's interest in natural history stemmed from holidays in the company of his mother and his grandfather, Pierre Butini at Valeyres-sous-Rances. His hikes in the Jura and the Alps laid the foundation of his zest for later exploration and adventure. He attended a course at the Academy of Geneva given by Augustin Pyramus de Candolle.
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