Étienne Pierre Ventenat
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Étienne Pierre Ventenat (1 March 1757 – 13 August 1808) was a French
botanist Botany, also called , plant biology or phytology, is the science of plant life and a branch of biology. A botanist, plant scientist or phytologist is a scientist who specialises in this field. The term "botany" comes from the Ancient Greek wo ...
born in
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. He was the brother of naturalist Louis Ventenat (1765–1794). While employed as director of the
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