Joseph Pitton de Tournefort was a French botanist, notable as the first to make a clear definition of the concept of genus for plants. Botanist Charles Plumier was his pupil and accompanied him on his voyages. Wikipedia
Born: June 5, 1656, Aix-en-Provence, France
Died: December 28, 1708 (age 52 years), Paris, France
Books: Institutiones rei herbariae, A Voyage Into the Levant ...: Containing the Ancient and Modern State of the Islands of the Archipelago; as Also of Constantinople, the Coasts of the Black Sea, Armenia, Georgia, the Frontiers of Persia, and Asia Minor. With Plans of the Principal Towns and Places of Note; an Account of the Genius, Manners, Trade, and Religion of the Respective People ... and an Explanation of Variety of Medals and Antique Monuments ..., A Voyage Into the Levant: Volume 1: Perform'd by Command of the Late French King, and more
Known for: genus