Charles Bonnet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Bonnet

Genevan botanist

Date of Birth: 13-Mar-1720

Place of Birth: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Date of Death: 20-May-1793

Profession: writer, zoologist, botanist, entomologist, philosopher

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Charles Bonnet (French: [b?n?]; 13 March 1720 – 20 May 1793) was a Genevan naturalist and philosophical writer.
He is responsible for coining the term phyllotaxis to describe the arrangement of leaves on a plant.Bonnet was from a French family driven into the Geneva region by the religious persecution in the 16th century.