Charles Dumont de Sainte-Croix
French lawyer and amateur ornithologist
About Charles Dumont de Sainte-Croix
Lived 1758 – 1830 (aged 71). Charles Dumont de Sainte-Croix was a French ornithologist, jurist, zoologist and naturalist.
Charles Henri Frédéric Dumont de Sainte-Croix (; 27 April 1758 – 8 January 1830) was a French zoologist.
A lawyer by trade, he was also an enthusiastic amateur ornithologist. Between 1817 and 1818, he described a number of Javanese bird species discovered by Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour;
Dumont de Sainte-Croix's daughter, Clémence married René-Primevère Lesson, a surgeon and noted French naturalist.
His younger brother, André Dumont was elected to the Convention during the French Revolution.
He was honoured in 1813, in the naming of Dumontia, which is a genus of red algae belonging to the family Dumontiaceae.
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Who was Charles Dumont de Sainte-Croix?
French lawyer and amateur ornithologist
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Charles Dumont de Sainte-Croix was born on 27 April 1758 in Oisemont.
When did Charles Dumont de Sainte-Croix die?
Charles Dumont de Sainte-Croix died on 8 January 1830 in Paris.
What was Charles Dumont de Sainte-Croix's occupation?
Charles Dumont de Sainte-Croix was an ornithologist, jurist, zoologist and naturalist.
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Charles Dumont de Sainte-Croix was French.
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