Bernard de Jussieu ( 1699 - 1777 )

Birth: Lyon, France (17 August 1699) Death: Paris, France (06 November 1777) Profession: Physician Research Field: Botany Education: Studied under his brother, Antoine de Jussieu (FRS 1718) at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris (1714) Montpellier (MB); Paris (MD) (1726) Career: Travelled with his brother in France, Spain and Portugal; Under-demonstrator, Jardin des Plantes, in charge of gardens and greenhouses (1722); was famous for his teaching; Carl Linnaeus (FRS 1753) attended his lectures (1738); designed the botanical garden of the Trianon, Versailles, for Louis XV Membership: Fellow Election Date: 22/06/1727 Proposers: James Jurin.