About Jules Bourcier
Lived 1797 – 1873 (aged 76). Jules Bourcier was a French ornithologist, known for Jules Verreaux.
Claude Marie Jules Bourcier (; 19 February 1797 – 9 March 1873) was a French naturalist and expert on hummingbirds.
Biography Bourcier was born in Cuisery, Saône-et-Loire. He was the mayor of Millery, Rhône from 1832 to 1837, and he was the French consul to Ecuador from 1849 to 1850. In 1857, he became a corresponding member of the Société linnéenne de Lyon. The terrestrial mollusk genus Bourciera was named after him, based on specimens he collected for Louis Pfeiffer.
He died in Batignolles, Paris, in 1873.
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Who was Jules Bourcier?
French naturalist (1797-1873)
When was Jules Bourcier born?
Jules Bourcier was born on 20 February 1797 in Cuisery.
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Jules Bourcier died on 9 March 1873 in Quartier des Batignolles.
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Jules Bourcier was an ornithologist.
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Jules Bourcier was known for Jules Verreaux.
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Jules Bourcier was French.
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