Antoine-Alfred Marche, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Antoine-Alfred Marche

French naturalist

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1844

Place of Birth: Boulogne-Billancourt, ÃŽle-de-France, France

Date of Death: 31-Aug-1898

Profession: naturalist, explorer

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Antoine-Alfred Marche

  • Antoine-Alfred Marche (15 February 1844, Boulogne-Billancourt – 31 August 1898, Paris, France) was a French naturalist and explorer.
  • He visited Africa, the Philippines and finally the Mariana Islands.
  • He made collections of various artifacts.
  • He made a large collection of bird specimens from the Marianas between 22 April 1887 and May 1889 and some of them included new avian species (such as the golden white-eye, a bird described by Émile Oustalet).In 1887, Marche was awarded the Legion d'Honneur.
  • In his later years, he worked as an archivist in Tunis.

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