Jacques Huber
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Jacques Huber was a Swiss-Brazil
ian botanist who did pioneering work on the flora of the Amazon
from 1895 until his death. He created and organized the herbarium and arboretum in Belém
, Brazil, and was director of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
from 1907 until he died.
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian botanist who did pioneering work on the flora of the Amazon
Amazon Rainforest
The Amazon Rainforest , also known in English as Amazonia or the Amazon Jungle, is a moist broadleaf forest that covers most of the Amazon Basin of South America...
from 1895 until his death. He created and organized the herbarium and arboretum in Belém
Belém
Belém is a Brazilian city, the capital and largest city of state of Pará, in the country's north region. It is the entrance gate to the Amazon with a busy port, airport and bus/coach station...
, Brazil, and was director of the Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi
The Museu Paraense Emílio Goeldi is a Brazilian research institution and museum located in the city of Belém, state of Pará. It was founded in 1866 by Domingos Soares Ferreira Penna as the Pará Museum of Natural History and Ethnography, and was later named in honor of Swiss naturalist Émil August...
from 1907 until he died.