Botanist's Brave Battle

Botanist's Brave Battle. Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, a renowned Swiss botanist, was born in Geneva in 1778 and contracted a severe case of hydrocephalus at t…

Location: Genève, Geneva, Switzerland

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Category: legendary

Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, a renowned Swiss botanist, was born in Geneva in 1778 and contracted a severe case of hydrocephalus at the age of 7, which significantly affected his childhood. Despite this, he went on to make groundbreaking contributions to the field of botany. De Candolle's family had relocated to Geneva from Provence in the 16th century to escape religious persecution.

Source: Augustin_Pyramus_de_Candolle

Botanist's Brave Battle — Geneva, Canton of Zurich

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