Alphonse Louis Pierre Pyrame de Candolle (Paris October 28, 1806 РGeneva April 4, 1893), was a French-Swiss botanist, the son of the Swiss botanist Augustin Pyrame de Candolle. The Eiffel Tower, the international symbol of the city For other uses, see Paris (disambiguation). ... 1628 - The Siege of La Rochelle, which had been ongoing for 14 months, ends with Huguenot surrender 1664 - The Duke of York and Albanys Maritime Regiment of Foot later to be known as the Royal Marines is established. ... 1806 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Geneva (pronunciation //; French: Gen̬ve //, German: //, Italian: Ginevra) is the second most populous city in Switzerland, situated where Lake Geneva (French Lac L̩man) flows into the Rh̫ne River. ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... 1893 (MDCCCXCIII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Augustin Pyrame de Candolle Augustin Pyrame de Candolle (February 4, 1778 - September 9, 1841) was a Swiss botanist. ...

He first devoted himself to the study of law, but gradually drifted to botany and finally succeeded to his father's chair at the University of Geneva. He published a number of botanical works, including continuations of the Prodromus in collaboration with his son, Anne Casimir Pyrame de Candolle. He was awarded the Linnean Medal of the Linnean Society of London in 1889. The University of Geneva (Université de Genève) is one of the oldest universities in the world. ... The Linnean Medal (formerly referred to as the Gold Medal) of the Linnean Society of London was established in 1888, and is awarded annually to alternately a botanist or a zoologist or (as has been common since 1958) to one of each in the same year. ... The Linnean Society of London is the worlds premier society for the study and dissemination of taxonomy. ...

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