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INDIVIDUAL PRACTITIONER
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Bonnet, Charles (Mr)
Botanist, naturalist, and philosopher
(1720 - 1793)
Bonnet was born in Geneva, Switzerland into an aristocratic family. He was originally privately educated until 1735 when he went to the Calvinist Academy to study classics. He went on to study law and whilst he continued his profession as a lawyer, he had a passion and talent for natural science. In the insect world, he is most famous for discovering parthenogenesis, which is when a female insect can reproduce without fertilisation from a male. He is also well known for describing symptoms of a condition which is now known as the Charles Bonnet Syndrome. In 1760 he started to document the symptoms of the syndrome that occurred in his grandfather, the symptoms included a decline in eyesight and hallucinations. His publications include ‘raite d’insectologie’ (Treaty on Insectology) in 1745, ‘Recherches sur l’usage des feuilles dans les plantes’ (Research in the Usage of Leaves of Plants) in 1754.
Referred to as: BonnetDEP/DUA/1/42/12 DEP/DUA/1/45/13
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Bonnet, Charles (Mr)
Botanist, naturalist, and philosopher
(1720 - 1793)
Bonnet was born in Geneva, Switzerland into an aristocratic family. He was originally privately educated until 1735 when he went to the Calvinist Academy to study classics. He went on to study law and whilst he continued his profession as a lawyer, he had a passion and talent for natural science. In the insect world, he is most famous for discovering parthenogenesis, which is when a female insect can reproduce without fertilisation from a male. He is also well known for describing symptoms of a condition which is now known as the Charles Bonnet Syndrome. In 1760 he started to document the symptoms of the syndrome that occurred in his grandfather, the symptoms included a decline in eyesight and hallucinations. His publications include ‘raite d’insectologie’ (Treaty on Insectology) in 1745, ‘Recherches sur l’usage des feuilles dans les plantes’ (Research in the Usage of Leaves of Plants) in 1754.
Referred to as: Bonnet
DEP/DUA/1/42/12 DEP/DUA/1/45/13
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Bonnet, Charles (Mr)
