Charles Bonnet
1720-1793
Swiss Naturalist and Philosopher
Charles Bonnet, the eminent Swiss naturalist, is primarily remembered for his discovery of parthenogenesis, which is a form of reproduction wi...
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Bonnet, Charles(1720–1793)
Charles Bonnet, the Swiss naturalist, "religious cosmologist," and philosopher, was born and died in Geneva. An original if eccentric thinker, Bonnet wa...
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Bonnet was born in Geneva, Switzerland, to a wealthy family. He initially studied law, but a strong interest in insects led him to the field of natural history, to which he eventually devoted himself....
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During his studies of the life cycle of aphids, Charles Bonnet discovered parthenogenesis, that is, reproduction without fertilization.Bonnet, the only son in a wealthy family, was a lawyer by profess...
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Bonnet was born in Geneva, Switzerland, to a wealthy family. He initially studied law, but a strong interest in insects led him to the field of natural history, to which he eventually devoted himself....
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Charles Bonnet
Bonnet, Charles (1720-1793)
Charles Bonnet
Charles Bonnet
Charles Bonnet