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Armand David
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French Catholic priest, zoologist, and botanist (1826–1900)
Key facts
- Church
- Catholic Church
- Born
- Jean-Pierre-Armand David , ( 1826-09-07 ) 7 September 1826, Espelette , France
- Died
- 10 November 1900 (1900-11-10) (aged 74), Paris , France
- Denomination
- Roman Catholicism
- Occupation
- Biologist
- Other name
- Père David
- Known for
- Documenting species of Chinese flora and fauna exotic to Europe
- Fields
- Botany, zoology
- Author abbrev botany
- David
- Author abbrev zoology
- David
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Armand
- Family name
- David
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Espelette
- Place of death
- 6th arrondissement of Paris
- Languages spoken
- Basque
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Field of work
- zoology
- Image
- Armand David Berillon BNF Gallica.jpg
- Religious order
- Congregation of the Mission
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- Commons category
- Armand David
- date of birth
- 1826-09-07
- date of death
- 1900-11-10
- Commons gallery
- Armand David
- name in native language
- Jean-Pierre-Armand David
- described by source
- The Catholic Encyclopedia
- P6944
- Armand David
- collection items at
- Natural History Museum
- author citation (zoology)
- David
Sources (3)
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Encyclopedic overview
Armand David, CM (7 September 1826, Espelette – 10 November 1900, Paris) was a Lazarist missionary Catholic priest as well as a zoologist and a botanist from the French Basque Country.
Several species, such as Père David's deer, are named after him, with Père David being French for Father David.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Armand David” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.