François Levaillant
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1753 – 1824
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Who was François Levaillant?
François Levaillant was a French author, explorer, naturalist, zoological collector, and noted ornithologist. He described many new species of birds based on collection he made in Africa and several birds are named after him. He was among the first to use colour plates for illustrating birds and opposed the use of binomial nomenclature introduced by Linnaeus, preferring instead to use descriptive French names such as the Bateleur for the distinctive African eagle.
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- Born
- Aug 6, 1753
Suriname - Also known as
- Francois Le Vaillant
- Lived in
- Paramaribo
- Died
- Nov 22, 1824
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on July 23, 2013
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