Brongniart Explained

Brongniart is the surname of a notable French family:

• Antoine-Louis Brongniart (1742 - 1804), chemist, younger brother of
• Alexandre-Théodore Brongniart (1739 - 1813), architect who gave his name to the Palais Brongniart, the former seat of the Paris Bourse, father of
• Alexandre Brongniart (1770 - 1847), mineralogist and naturalist, father of
• Adolphe-Théodore Brongniart (1801 - 76), botanist, father of
• Édouard-Charles Brongniart, painter and schools inspector, father of
• Charles Jules Edmée Brongniart (1859 - 1899), zoologist

See also

• Brongniartia (disambiguation)
• Brongniartieae