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Étienne Denisse

1785 – 1861

French botanical artist, lithographer, botanist and horticulturist

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Lived 1785 – 1861 (aged 75–76). Étienne Denisse was a French botanist, botanical illustrator, lithographer and horticulturist.

Étienne Denisse (1785 Carcassonne – 1861 Mourens) was a French botanical artist, lithographer, botanist and horticulturist.

Denisse worked at the horticultural gardens of the National Museum of Natural History, France. He lived for many years in the French West Indies, and was commissioned by the government of Guadeloupe to illustrate and collect the plants of the French Antilles, and to research their pharmaceutical and culinary properties. His work, "Flore d'Amérique", was important for its hand-coloured lithographs.

Works Jacqueline Bonnemains, Etienne Denisse . 1989 . Flore des Antilles dessinée par Etienne Denisse in 1814 - Ed. Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle du Havre. 29 pp. 1843 . Flore d'Amérique: dessinée d'après nature sur les lieux. Riche collection of plantes les plus remarquables, fleurs & fruits de grosseur & de grandeur naturelle . Ed. Gihaut. 22 pp. 1835 . Flore d'Amerique: collection complette des plantes des Antilles, les plus remarquables par leurs propriétés alimentaires, medicales, vénéneuses, ou par leur emploi dans les arts . Ed. Chez Mr. Crochard. 28 pp.

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Born
1785, Carcassonne
Birth century
Died
1861, Bordeaux
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Also known as
Denisse, Etienne Denisse

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Who was Étienne Denisse?

French botanical artist, lithographer, botanist and horticulturist (1785-1861)

When was Étienne Denisse born?

Étienne Denisse was born in 1785 in Carcassonne.

When did Étienne Denisse die?

Étienne Denisse died in 1861 in Bordeaux.

What was Étienne Denisse's occupation?

Étienne Denisse was a botanist, botanical illustrator, lithographer and horticulturist.

What nationality was Étienne Denisse?

Étienne Denisse was French.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Étienne Denisse

· Wikidata: Q6174362

· DBpedia: Étienne Denisse

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