July 6, 2022 Antoine de Jussieu, John Wesley Powell, Marc Chagall, Frida Kahlo, The Ultimate Flower Gardener's Guide by Jenny Rose Carey, and Kenneth Grahame

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1686 Birth of Antoine de Jussieu ("Ann-twan do Jyou-sue"), French naturalist, botanist, and physician.

Born in Lyon, Antoine was the son of an apothecary.

After touring Spain, Portugal, and southern France with his brother Bernard, he went to Paris and ultimately succeeded Joseph Pitton de Tournefort as director of the royal gardens.

In 1713, Antoine shared the first scientific reference to coffee with the Royal…