Adolphe-Simon Neboux

Adolphe-Simon Neboux (18061844) 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,[1] 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.[2] He is honoured in the scientific name of the blue-footed booby (Sula nebouxii).

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References

  1. Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries List of Botanists
  2. 1 2 Archive.org Full text of "Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History)"
  3. SUDOC Les journaux de bord du "chirurgien naviguan" Adolphe-Simon Neboux


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