Antoine Nicolas Duchesne

Antoine Nicolas Duchesne

Antoine Nicolas Duchesne (born 7 October 1747 Versailles; died 18 February 1827 Paris) was a French botanist known for his keen observation of variation within species, and for demonstrating that species are not immutable, because mutations can occur.[1] "As Duchesne's observations were unaided by knowledge of modern concepts of genetics and molecular biology, his insight was truly remarkable."[2] His particular interests were in strawberries and gourds.[3]

Duchesne worked in the gardens of Versailles, where he was a student of Bernard de Jussieu,[1] and where he established a notable collection of strawberries in the botanical garden of the Petit Trianon.

The genus Duchesnea Sm. (Rosaceae) was named after him.

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  1. 1 2 Darrow, G.M. 1966. The Strawberry: History, Breeding and Physiology. Holt, Rinehart and Winston.
  2. Harry S. Paris, 2000. Paintings (1769–1774) by A. N. Duchesne and the History of Cucurbita pepo. Annals of Botany 85:815–830, doi:10.1006/anbo.2000.1147
  3. Ratcliff, M. J. (2007). Duchesne’s Strawberries: Between Growers’ Practices and Academic Knowledge. In S. Müller-Wille and H.-J. Rheinberger [eds.]. Heredity Produced: At the Crossroads of Biology, Politics, and Culture, 1500–1870. MIT Press, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA. pp. 205–228
  4. "Author Query for 'Duchesne'". International Plant Names Index.
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