Adolphe-Simon Neboux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adolphe-Simon Neboux

Surgeon and naturalist

Date of Birth: 22-Feb-1806

Place of Birth: La Châtre, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Date of Death: 05-Sep-1885

Profession: naturalist, ornithologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Adolphe-Simon Neboux (1806–1844) was a French surgeon and naturalist who accompanied the frigate Vénus under command of Admiral Abel du Petit-Thouars between the years 1836 and 1839, visiting the Pacific coastline of North America and the Galápagos Islands. Among species he described are the swallow-tailed gull and the white-capped fruit-dove.
In the Galapagos, he collected specimens of the Galápagos dove, Galápagos martin, medium ground finch and the common cactus finch — these specimens were later presented to the Museum d'Histoire Naturelle in 1839.
He is honoured in the scientific name of the blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii).