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Alfred Duvaucel (1793, Bièvres, Essonne – 1824, Madras, India) was a French naturalist and explorer. He was the stepson of Georges Cuvier.

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Alfred Duvaucel

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Alfred Duvaucel (1793, Bièvres, Essonne – 1824, Madras, India) was a French naturalist and explorer. He was the stepson of Georges Cuvier. In December...

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Barasingha

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uncertain in Bhutan. The specific name commemorates the French naturalist Alfred Duvaucel. The swamp deer differs from all other Indian deer species in that...

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River lapwing

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sometimes been considered conspecific. The species name commemorates Alfred Duvaucel. The river lapwing is 29–32 cm long. It has a black crest, crown, face...

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Binturong

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1822 was based on a drawing of a binturong from Bhutan prepared by Alfred Duvaucel. Arctictis penicillata by Temminck in 1835 were specimens from Sumatra...

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Red panda

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teeth "from the mountains north of India", as well as an account by Alfred Duvaucel. The red panda was described earlier by Thomas Hardwicke in 1821, but...

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Javan rhinoceros

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in 1822 for a rhinoceros from Java sent by Pierre-Médard Diard and Alfred Duvaucel to the National Museum of Natural History, France. In the 19th century...

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Common treeshrew

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described in February 1820 by the French explorers Pierre-Médard Diard and Alfred Duvaucel in their jointly written article "Sur une nouvelle espèce de Sorex...

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Henry Wesley Voysey

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malaria. Voysey's knowledge of French allowed him to interact with Alfred Duvaucel when he was in Calcutta. He was also in touch with French research...

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Indian natural history

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Sonnerat (1748–1814), Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour (1773–1826), Alfred Duvaucel (1793–1825), William Doherty (1857–1901), Victor Jacquemont (1801–1832)...

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1818 in birding and ornithology

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National Museum of Brazil is established. Pierre-Médard Diard and Alfred Duvaucel move to Chandannagar (Chandernagor in French), where they start a collection...

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1824 in birding and ornithology

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Wichtigste der Vögelkunde the first ornithological journal. Death of Alfred Duvaucel collector for the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle Expeditions...

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