Carolus Clusius
Charles de l'Écluse, L'Escluse, or Carolus Clusius (19 February 1526 – 4 April 1609), seigneur de Watènes, was an Artois doctor and pioneering botanist, perhaps the most influential of all 16th-century scientific horticulturists.
Carolus Clusius | |
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Carolus Clusius 1585 | |
| Born | 19 February 1526 |
| Died | 4 April 1609 (aged 83) Leiden |
| Nationality | Flemish |
| Alma mater | University of Montpellier |
| Known for | Treatises on plants, national flora |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Botany, horticulture |
| Institutions | University of Leiden, Hortus Botanicus Leiden |
| Author abbrev. (botany) | Clus. |
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