About Augustin Sageret
Lived 1763 – 1851 (aged 87). Augustin Sageret was a French botanist and agronomist.
Augustin Sageret (27 July 1763 – 23 March 1851) was a French botanist.
In 1826, Sageret carried out an experiment that involved hybridizing a muskmelon with a cantaloupe. He has been described as a precursor to Gregor Mendel.
Biography He participated in the founding of the National Horticultural Society of France and was a member of the Académie d'Agriculture. He conducted agronomic research in Lorris (Loiret), where he settled around 1819. He is particularly interested in hybridization.
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French botanist (1763-1851)
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Augustin Sageret was born on 28 July 1763 in Paris.
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Augustin Sageret died on 23 March 1851 in Paris.
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Augustin Sageret was a botanist and agronomist.
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Augustin Sageret was French.
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