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Richard Émile Augustin de Candolle

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280: 27: 95: 549: 294:, publishing several descriptions of new species in conjunction with colleagues. In 1912 he was called to work for the British consulate, a role for which his formal education had prepared him well. The demands of this, particularly during the four years of 301:
The death of his father in 1918, and the end of war prompted him to resign from the consulate and he was set to continue his botanic career with renewed vigour. His death, at the age of 51, was unexpected. After his death, the de Candolle
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from 1890 to 1893. Despite this he was always oriented towards botany, and, returning to Geneva, he vowed to continue the botanical family dynasty.
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Not having particularly prepared for a career in botany, he was mentored by his father. He made a study of the east Madagascan collection of
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Having initially studied in Geneva, he was sent to England because of the maternal family connections and, in 1883, was sent to
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Fancher, R E (October 1983). "Alphonse de Candolle, Francis Galton, and the early history of the nature-nurture controversy".
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collection comprising 400,000 specimens and substantial library of 14,000 works, (which included a copy of the 1485,
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Geneva Society of Physical and Natural History, of which he was first treasurer, then president in 1914
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He married Louise de Saugy in 1895 and they had three daughters and two sons.
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to improve his German before returning to London to study for the
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Richard Émile Augustin de Candolle was the grandson of
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Warner, M F (September 1921). Stevens, Neil E. (ed.).
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where he remained until 1887. He then spent time in
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Walton-on-Thames
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Author abbrev. (botany)
Walton-on-Thames
Vallon
Canton of Geneva
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
Casimir de Candolle
William Marcet
Rugby School
Frankfurt
Civil Service
Diplomatic Service
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Chêne-Bougeries
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