Amédée-François Frézier
Amédée-François Frézier | |
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| Born | 1682 Chambéry, Savoy, France |
| Died | 26 October 1773 (aged 90–91) Brest, Brittany, France |
| Occupation(s) | Engineer, mathematician, spy, explorer |
| Parent | Pierre-Louis Frézier |
Amédée-François Frézier (French: [amede fʁɑ̃swa fʁezje]; 1682 – 26 October 1773) was a French military engineer, mathematician, spy, and explorer who is best remembered for bringing back five specimens of Fragaria chiloensis, the beach strawberry, from an assignment in South America, thus introducing this New World fruit to the Old. The standard author abbreviation Frez. is used to indicate this person as the author when citing a botanical name.