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Alexandre Brongniart

French chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist

b. 1700 CE – d. 1847 CE World The Atlantic Lands

Alexandre Brongniart (5 February 1770—7 October 1847) is a French chemist, mineralogist, and zoologist, who collaborates with Georges Cuvier on a study of the geology of the region around Paris.

He is the son of the architect Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart and father of the botanist Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart.

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Moran, J. (2017). Alexandre Brongniart. History Atlas. Retrieved 7 October 2026, from https://www.historyatlas.com/people/alexandre-brongniart/

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