Brongniart is the surname of a notable
French family:
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Antoine-Louis Brongniart (1742–1804), chemist, younger brother of
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Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart
Alexandre-Th̩odore Brongniart (; 15 February 1739 Р6 June 1813) was a prominent French architect, born in Paris.
Biography
In 1767, Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart married Anne Louise Degrémont (1744–1829). The couple became friends ...
(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 conten ...
(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 (1859–1899), zoologist
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See also
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Brongniartia (disambiguation)
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Brongniartieae