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'''Charles Henri Frédéric Dumont de Sainte Croix''' ([[April 27]], [[1758]] – [[January 8]], [[1830]]) was a [[France|French]] [[zoologist]].
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'''Charles Henri Frédéric Dumont de Sainte-Croix''' (27 April 1758 – 8 January 1830) was a French [[zoologist]].
Dumont contributed articles on [[ornithology]] to the ''Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles'' (1804-30), edited by [[Frédéric Cuvier]]. He was the father-in-law of [[René-Primevère Lesson|Rene Primevere Lesson]].


A lawyer by trade, he was also an enthusiastic amateur [[ornithologist]].<ref name=Strese117>Stresemann, p. 117</ref> Between 1817 and 1818, he described a number of [[Java]]nese bird species discovered by [[Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour]];<ref name=Strese117/> he also contributed articles on [[ornithology]] to the ''Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles'', edited and published from 1816 to 1830 by F. G. Levrault.<ref>{{cite book |title=Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles |year=1816–1830 |editor=F. G. Levrault |location=Paris |publisher=Levrault |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xx8AAAAAQAAJ&q=%22Charles+henri+frederic+Dumont+de+Sainte-Croix%22+%22Dictionnaire+des+sciences+naturelles%22&pg=PT6}}</ref>
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Dumont de Sainte-Croix's daughter, [[Marie Clémence Lesson|Clémence]] married [[René-Primevère Lesson]], a [[surgeon]] and noted French [[naturalist]].<ref>Stresemann, p. 138</ref>
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His younger brother, André Dumont was elected to the [[Political convention|Convention]] during the [[French Revolution]].
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He was honoured in 1813, in the naming of ''[[Dumontia (alga)|Dumontia]]'', which is a genus of [[red algae]] belonging to the family [[Dumontiaceae]].<ref>{{cite web |title=''Dumontia'' J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1813 |url=https://www.gbif.org/species/2667057 |website=www.gbif.org |access-date=7 May 2021 |language=en}}</ref>

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== Bibliography ==
*{{cite book |first=Erwin |last=Stresemann |title=Ornithology from Aristotle to the Present |publisher=Harvard University Press |year=1975 |isbn=0-674-64485-9}}

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Latest revision as of 06:23, 4 October 2024

Charles Dumont de Sainte-Croix
Born(1758-04-27)27 April 1758
Died8 January 1830(1830-01-08) (aged 71)
Known forDescription of Javanese bird species
ChildrenMarie Clémence Lesson
Scientific career
FieldsLawyer and amateur ornithologist
Author abbrev. (zoology)Dumont

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.[1] Between 1817 and 1818, he described a number of Javanese bird species discovered by Jean Baptiste Leschenault de la Tour;[1] he also contributed articles on ornithology to the Dictionnaire des sciences naturelles, edited and published from 1816 to 1830 by F. G. Levrault.[2]

Dumont de Sainte-Croix's daughter, Clémence married René-Primevère Lesson, a surgeon and noted French naturalist.[3]

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.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Stresemann, p. 117
  2. ^ F. G. Levrault, ed. (1816–1830). Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles. Paris: Levrault.
  3. ^ Stresemann, p. 138
  4. ^ "Dumontia J.V.F.Lamouroux, 1813". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 7 May 2021.

Bibliography

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  • Stresemann, Erwin (1975). Ornithology from Aristotle to the Present. Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-64485-9.
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