Black and white studio vignette portrait of Pierre Etienne Simon Duchartre. Pierre Etienne Simon Duchartre (1811-1894) was a French botanist. He became Professor of Botany and Plant Physiology at the Institut agronomique in Versailles, and in 1861 he became the chair of botany at the Sorbonne. He was also the co-founder of the Societe Botanique de France. He specialised in Aristolochiaceae.
Extent
1 carte de visite
Physical description
10.5 (h) x 6.3 (w) cm. Portrait. Photographic print