Alphonse Milne-Edwards

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Alphonse Milne-Edwards

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Birthplace: Paris, France
Death: April 21, 1900 (64)
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Son of Henri Milne-Edwards and Laura Prudence Milne-Edwards
Husband of Aglaé Desnoyers
Brother of Julie Dumas

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About Alphonse Milne-Edwards

Sir Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835-1900) - noted palaeontologist who wrote 'Histoire Naturelle de l'Oiseaux' as well as a book on the natural history of Madagascar. He was the first person to recognise that the Giant Panda was not a bear but belonged in a distinct family. Four birds were named after him, two of which feature on stamps. The first of these is Edwards' Fig-Parrot (Psittaculirostris edwardsii).This small, stocky parrot with a large head is found only in lowland forests of north-eastern New Guinea and appears on the stamp issued by Papua New Guinea in 1967. The second is Edwards' Pheasant (Lophura edwardsi), a bird from the lowlands of Vietnam, which is on the verge of extinction in the wild.

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Alphonse Milne-Edwards's Timeline

1835
October 13, 1835
Paris, France
1900
April 21, 1900
Age 64