Louis Marie Pantaleon Costa, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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French ornithologist
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Place of Birth: Bouvesse-Quirieu, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
About Louis Marie Pantaleon Costa
- Louie Marie Panteleon Costa, Marquis de Beau-Regard (1806–1864) was a French statesman, archaeologist, historian and ornithologist. Costa was a member of the Savoyard nobility and a diplomat in Sardinia, friend and aide to Charles Albert of Sardinia.
- As an ornithologist he was an avid collector, especially of hummingbirds.
- Costa's hummingbird was named in his honour by Jules Bourcier.Costa was the father of Charles Costa de Beauregard.
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