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Henri François Pittier

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Gender Male
Death73 years ago
Date of birth August 13,1857
Zodiac sign Leo
Born Bex
Switzerland
Date of died January 27,1950
DiedCaracas
Venezuela
BooksThe middle American species of Lonchocarpus
Job Geographer
Plant Biologist
Education University of Jena
ETH Zürich
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Henri François Pittier Life story


Henri François Pittier de Fabrega was a Swiss-born geographer and botanist who started Venezuelan National Park history. He graduated as an engineer from the University of Jena and moved to Costa Rica in 1887, where he founded the Physical Geographic Institute and an herbarium.

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