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Sonnerat, Pierre
Subject ID: 38910
| Last Name: | Sonnerat |
|---|---|
| First Name: | Pierre |
| Birth Date: | 18 August 1748 |
| Birth Place: | Lyons, Rhône, France |
| Death Date: | 31 March 1814 |
| Death Place: | Paris, France |
| Gender: | male |
| HI Archives Collection #: | 44, 52 |
| Other Holdings: | Bibliotheque National; Archives de France, Aix-en Provence |
| Notes: | Portrait in HI portrait collection. Coll. #44: Pierre Sonnerat papers, c. 1782-1816 (52 items -copies). #52: Adanson Coll. -see Catalogue I, pp.337-8, 364. Adanson collection includes correspondence with Sonnerat, AD 236-241, and the original manuscript of his "Observations sur l'Inde et la Chine." Birth date according to Index Biog., l’Acad. of Sci. -p.509 (L15 I38), and biography by Ly-tio-fane -p. 1 (LB S6995L). |
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Alternate Names
- Sonnerat, P.
- Sonnerat, Pierre
Specialties
Colonial Administration, Exploration, Natural History, Naturalism, Plant Collection