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Olivier de Serres
Born1539 (1539)
Villeneuve-de-Berg, Ardèche
Died1619 (aged 79–80)
NationalityFrench
Occupation(s)author, soil scientist
Known foraccepted textbook of French agriculture in the 17th century
Notable workThéâtre d'Agriculture (book)
RelativesJean de Serres (brother)

Olivier de Serres (French pronunciation: [ɔlivje sɛʁ]; 1539–1619) was a French author and soil scientist whose Théâtre d'Agriculture (1600) was the accepted textbook of French agriculture in the 17th century.[1]

  1. ^ Hugh Johnson, Vintage: The Story of Wine pg 122. Simon and Schuster 1989

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