François Levaillant, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

François Levaillant

French explorer, ornithologist, naturalist, author and zoological collector

Date of Birth: 06-Aug-1753

Place of Birth: Paramaribo, Paramaribo District, Suriname

Date of Death: 22-Nov-1824

Profession: writer, ornithologist, explorer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Leo

François Levaillant (born Vaillant, later in life as Le Vaillant, "The Valiant") (6 August 1753 – 22 November 1824) was a French author, explorer, naturalist, zoological collector, and noted ornithologist.
He described many new species of birds based on birds he collected in Africa and several birds are named after him.
He was among the first to use colour plates for illustrating birds and opposed the use of binomial nomenclature introduced by Linnaeus, preferring instead to use descriptive French names such as the bateleur (meaning "tumbler or tight-rope walker") for the distinctive African eagle.



Alternative names	Konrad Westermayr (1765-1834); Conrad Westermayr
Description	German painter, copperplate engraver, engraver and drawer
Date of birth/death	30 January 1765	5 October 1834
Location of birth/death	Hanau	Hanau
Work location	Germany
Authority control	: Q578760 VIAF: 20490683 ISNI: 0000 0000 6638 7835 ULAN: 500074219 LCCN: no2007053091 NLA: 36016859 WorldCat