Brongniart is the surname of a notable
French
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family:
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Antoine-Louis Brongniart (1742–1804), chemist, younger brother of
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Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart (1739–1813), architect who gave his name to the Palais Brongniart, the former seat of the Paris Bourse, father of
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Alexandre Brongniart
Alexandre Brongniart (5 February 17707 October 1847) was a French chemist, mineralogist, geologist, paleontologist, and zoologist, who collaborated with Georges Cuvier on a study of the geology of the region around Paris. Observing fossil content ...
(1770–1847), mineralogist and naturalist, father of
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Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart (1801–76), botanist, father of
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Édouard-Charles Brongniart, painter and schools inspector, father of
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Charles Jules Edmée Brongniart
Charles Jules Edmée Brongniart (11 February 1859, in Paris – 18 April 1899, in Paris) was a French entomologist and paleontologist.
A pioneer in the field of paleoentomology, he made important contributions towards the understanding of inse ...
(1859–1899), zoologist
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See also
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Brongniartia (disambiguation)
Brongnartia can refer to:
* ''Brongniartia'' (plant), a genus of leguminous plant, family Fabaceae
* ''Brongniartia'' (beetle), a genus of beetle, family Elateridae
* ''Brongniartia'' (trilobite), a genus of trilobite
** ''Brongniartia isotelea ...
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Brongniartieae