Philibert Commerson | |
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Born | |
Died | 14 March 1773 | (aged 45)
Nationality | French |
Scientific career | |
Fields | |
Institutions | Muséum national d'histoire naturelle |
Author abbrev. (botany) | Comm. |
Philibert Commerson (French: [filibɛʁ kɔmɛʁsɔ̃]; 18 November 1727 – 14 March 1773),[1] sometimes spelled Commerçon by contemporaries, was a French naturalist, best known for accompanying Louis Antoine de Bougainville on his voyage of circumnavigation in 1766–1769.