Géographie botanique raisonnée
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Géographie botanique raisonnée is a foundational 19th-century work on plant geography and the distribution of vegetation by Swiss botanist Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle.
All labels observed (1)
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| Géographie botanique raisonnée canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Géographie botanique raisonnée Context triple: [Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle, notableWork, Géographie botanique raisonnée]
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A.
Théorie élémentaire de la botanique
Théorie élémentaire de la botanique is a foundational 19th-century botanical treatise that helped establish modern plant taxonomy and morphology.
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B.
Principles of Descriptive and Physiological Botany
Principles of Descriptive and Physiological Botany is a 19th-century botanical textbook by John Stevens Henslow that systematically outlines plant structure, classification, and function for students of botany.
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C.
Critica Botanica
Critica Botanica is a 1737 botanical treatise by Carl Linnaeus in which he sets out principles and rules for the scientific naming and classification of plants.
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D.
Candollea (journal)
Candollea is a peer-reviewed botanical journal named in honor of Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, focusing on plant taxonomy and systematics.
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E.
Philosophia Botanica
Philosophia Botanica is an influential 1751 botanical work by Carl Linnaeus that systematically outlined principles of plant classification and nomenclature, helping to lay the foundations of modern taxonomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Géographie botanique raisonnée Target entity description: Géographie botanique raisonnée is a foundational 19th-century work on plant geography and the distribution of vegetation by Swiss botanist Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle.
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A.
Théorie élémentaire de la botanique
Théorie élémentaire de la botanique is a foundational 19th-century botanical treatise that helped establish modern plant taxonomy and morphology.
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B.
Principles of Descriptive and Physiological Botany
Principles of Descriptive and Physiological Botany is a 19th-century botanical textbook by John Stevens Henslow that systematically outlines plant structure, classification, and function for students of botany.
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C.
Critica Botanica
Critica Botanica is a 1737 botanical treatise by Carl Linnaeus in which he sets out principles and rules for the scientific naming and classification of plants.
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D.
Candollea (journal)
Candollea is a peer-reviewed botanical journal named in honor of Swiss botanist Augustin Pyramus de Candolle, focusing on plant taxonomy and systematics.
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E.
Philosophia Botanica
Philosophia Botanica is an influential 1751 botanical work by Carl Linnaeus that systematically outlined principles of plant classification and nomenclature, helping to lay the foundations of modern taxonomy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
book
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botany book ⓘ scientific work ⓘ |
| author |
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
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Alphonse de Candolle ⓘ
linked to:
Alphonse Pyramus de Candolle
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| authorFather | Augustin Pyramus de Candolle ⓘ |
| contribution |
helped establish phytogeography as a scientific discipline
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systematized knowledge about global plant distribution in the 19th century ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Switzerland ⓘ |
| describedAs |
foundational 19th-century work on the distribution of vegetation
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foundational work on plant geography ⓘ |
| field |
biogeography
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botany ⓘ phytogeography ⓘ plant geography ⓘ |
| focus |
global patterns of vegetation
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influence of climate on plant distribution ⓘ influence of geography on plant distribution ⓘ regional floras and their distribution ⓘ |
| genre |
non-fiction
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scientific literature ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | Swiss ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
considered a classic in the history of phytogeography
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contributed to 19th-century debates on plant distribution ⓘ |
| influencedBy | earlier botanical geography studies ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
botanists
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naturalists ⓘ scientists ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainTopic |
classification of vegetation by regions
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distribution of plants ⓘ distribution of vegetation ⓘ geographical distribution of plant species ⓘ relationships between plants and environment ⓘ |
| publicationCentury | 19th century ⓘ |
| scientificDisciplineContext |
natural history
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systematic botany ⓘ |
| subjectOf | historical studies of biogeography ⓘ |
| timePeriodDescribed | 19th century botanical knowledge ⓘ |
| typeOfWork | monograph ⓘ |
| usedIn |
historical studies of plant ecology
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history of science scholarship ⓘ |
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