Joseph Pitton de Tournefort, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort

French botanist

Date of Birth: 05-Jun-1656

Place of Birth: Aix-en-Provence, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France

Date of Death: 28-Dec-1708

Profession: physician, professor, botanist, mycologist, pteridologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (5 June 1656 – 28 December 1708) was a French botanist, notable as the first to make a clear definition of the concept of genus for plants.
The botanist Charles Plumier had been his pupil and accompanied him on his voyages.