Henri François Pittier

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Henri François Pittier (August 13 1857, Bex, Switzerland - January 27 1950, Caracas, Venezuela) was a Swiss-born geographer and botanist, who moved to Costa Rica in 1887, where he founded the Physical Geographic Institute and an herbarium. Pittier arrived in Venezuela in 1917, where classified more than 30,000 plants and devoted many years studying the flora and fauna in the country. Henri Pittier National Park has the honor of having started the history of national parks of Venezuela.^[1]

The standard author abbreviation Pittier is used to indicate this individual as the author when citing a botanical name.^[2]

References

↑ Tamayo, Francisco. 1985. “Imagen y huella de Henri François Pittier”. INTEVEP, Caracas. 173p ISBN 980-259-004-5
↑ "Author Query for 'Pittier'". International Plant Names Index.

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 69058332 LCCN: n50012274 ISNI: 0000 0000 8258 3908 GND: 101809123 BNF: cb128508660

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Name	Pittier, Henri Francois
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Short description	Swiss botanist
Date of birth	August 13, 1857
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Date of death	January 27, 1950
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