Antoine Laurent de Jussieu was a French botanist, notable as the first to publish a natural classification of flowering plants; much of his system remains in use today. His classification was based on an extended unpublished work by his uncle, the... Wikipedia
Born: April 12, 1748, Lyon, France
Died: September 17, 1836 (age 88 years), Paris, France
Children: Adrien-Henri de Jussieu
Parents: Christophe de Jussieu
Author abbrev. (botany): Juss