René Joachim Henri (Henri) Dutrochet
1776–1847
French physician and natural scientist. Military medical officer, 1808–9. Corresponding member of the Académie des sciences, 1819; full member, 1831. Wrote works on plant physiology; noted for his research on osmosis and diffusion.
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DBF
DSB.
Bibliography
DBF: Dictionnaire de biographie Française. Under the direction of J. Balteau et al. 21 vols. and 4 fascicules of vol. 22 (A–Leyris d’Esponchès) to date. Paris: Librairie Letouzey & Ané. 1933–.
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
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