Henri Milne-Edwards was the 27th child of William Edwards, an English planter and colonel of the militia in Jamaica and Elisabeth Vaux, a Frenchwoman. Henri was born in Bruges, in present-day Belgium, where his parents had retired; Bruges was then a part of the newborn French Republic. His father had been jailed for several years for helping some Englishmen in their escape to their country. Henri spent most of his life in France. He was brought up in Paris by his older brother Guillaume Frederic Edwards (1777–1842), a distinguished physiologist and ethnologist. His father was released after the fall of Napoleon. The whole family then moved to Paris.
At first he turned his attention to medicine, in which he graduated as an MD at Paris in 1823. His passion for natural history soon prevailed, and he gave himself up to the study of the lower forms of animal life. He became a student of Georges Cuvier and befriended Jean Victoire Audouin.
He married Laura Trézel. They had nine children, including the biologist Alphonse Milne-Edwards.
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Originally the name Milne was one of the first names of Henri, but, to avoid confusion with his numerous relatives, he added it to his surname Edwards. He usually wrote it as "Milne Edwards", whilst his son Alphonse always used "Milne-Edwards". In taxon-authorship, the hyphenated name "Milne-Edwards" is most often used for both father and son.[1]
A monograph of the British fossil corals by H. Milne Edwards and Jules Haime.
One of his earliest papers (Recherches anatomiques sur les crustacés), which was presented to the French Academy of Sciences in 1829, formed the theme of an elaborate and eulogistic report by Cuvier in the following year. It embodied the results of two dredging expeditions undertaken by him and his friend Audouin during 1826 and 1828 in the neighbourhood of Granville, and was remarkable for clearly distinguishing the marine fauna of that portion of the French coast into four zones.
Also in 1829, working in the scientific field of herpetology, he described and named five new species of lizards.[2]
He became professor of hygiene and natural history in 1832 at the Collège Central des Arts et Manufactures. In 1841, after the death of Audouin, he succeeded him at the chair of entomology at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. In 1862 he succeeded Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire in the long-vacant chair of zoology.
Much of his original work was published in the Annales des sciences naturelles, with the editorship of which he was associated from 1834. Of his books may be mentioned the Histoire naturelle des Crustacés (3 vols., 1837–1841), which long remained a standard work; Histoire naturelle des coralliaires, published in 1858–1860, but begun many years before; Leçons sur la physiologie et l'anatomie comparée de l'homme et des animaux (1857–1881), in 14 volumes; and a little work on the elements of zoology, originally published in 1834, but subsequently remodelled, which enjoyed an enormous circulation.
In 1842, he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Society. The Royal Society in 1856 awarded him the Copley Medal in recognition of his zoological investigations. He was elected an international member of the American Philosophical Society in 1860.[3] He died in Paris. His son, Alphonse Milne-Edwards (1835–1900), who became professor of ornithology at the museum in 1876, devoted himself especially to fossil birds and deep-sea exploration.
A diagram of the natural classification of vertebrate animals, from Milne-Edwards, 1844.
An important early classification scheme for vertebrates, diagrammed as a series of nested sets, was illustrated in Milne-Edwards (1844).[4]
^ abHans G. Hansson. . Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. Göteborgs Universitet. Archived from the original on 5 February 2012. Retrieved 28 August 2010.
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Henri Milne Edwards 23 October 1800 29 July 1885 was an eminent French zoologist Henri Milne EdwardsForMemRSBorn 1800 10 23 23 October 1800Bruges French First RepublicDied29 July 1885 1885 07 29 aged 84 Paris French Third RepublicNationalityFrenchAlma materUniversity of ParisAwardsCopley Medal 1856 Scientific careerFieldsZoologyAuthor abbrev zoology Milne Edwards Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Name 2 Works 3 Honour 4 References 5 Bibliography 6 External linksBiography editHenri Milne Edwards was the 27th child of William Edwards an English planter and colonel of the militia in Jamaica and Elisabeth Vaux a Frenchwoman Henri was born in Bruges in present day Belgium where his parents had retired Bruges was then a part of the newborn French Republic His father had been jailed for several years for helping some Englishmen in their escape to their country Henri spent most of his life in France He was brought up in Paris by his older brother Guillaume Frederic Edwards 1777 1842 a distinguished physiologist and ethnologist His father was released after the fall of Napoleon The whole family then moved to Paris At first he turned his attention to medicine in which he graduated as an MD at Paris in 1823 His passion for natural history soon prevailed and he gave himself up to the study of the lower forms of animal life He became a student of Georges Cuvier and befriended Jean Victoire Audouin He married Laura Trezel They had nine children including the biologist Alphonse Milne Edwards Name edit Originally the name Milne was one of the first names of Henri but to avoid confusion with his numerous relatives he added it to his surname Edwards He usually wrote it as Milne Edwards whilst his son Alphonse always used Milne Edwards In taxon authorship the hyphenated name Milne Edwards is most often used for both father and son 1 Works editSee also Category Taxa named by Henri Milne Edwards nbsp A monograph of the British fossil corals by H Milne Edwards and Jules Haime One of his earliest papers Recherches anatomiques sur les crustaces which was presented to the French Academy of Sciences in 1829 formed the theme of an elaborate and eulogistic report by Cuvier in the following year It embodied the results of two dredging expeditions undertaken by him and his friend Audouin during 1826 and 1828 in the neighbourhood of Granville and was remarkable for clearly distinguishing the marine fauna of that portion of the French coast into four zones Also in 1829 working in the scientific field of herpetology he described and named five new species of lizards 2 He became professor of hygiene and natural history in 1832 at the College Central des Arts et Manufactures In 1841 after the death of Audouin he succeeded him at the chair of entomology at the Museum National d Histoire Naturelle In 1862 he succeeded Isidore Geoffroy Saint Hilaire in the long vacant chair of zoology Much of his original work was published in the Annales des sciences naturelles with the editorship of which he was associated from 1834 Of his books may be mentioned the Histoire naturelle des Crustaces 3 vols 1837 1841 which long remained a standard work Histoire naturelle des coralliaires published in 1858 1860 but begun many years before Lecons sur la physiologie et l anatomie comparee de l homme et des animaux 1857 1881 in 14 volumes and a little work on the elements of zoology originally published in 1834 but subsequently remodelled which enjoyed an enormous circulation In 1842 he was elected a foreign member of the Royal Society The Royal Society in 1856 awarded him the Copley Medal in recognition of his zoological investigations He was elected an international member of the American Philosophical Society in 1860 3 He died in Paris His son Alphonse Milne Edwards 1835 1900 who became professor of ornithology at the museum in 1876 devoted himself especially to fossil birds and deep sea exploration nbsp A diagram of the natural classification of vertebrate animals from Milne Edwards 1844 An important early classification scheme for vertebrates diagrammed as a series of nested sets was illustrated in Milne Edwards 1844 4 Honour editTaxa named afterHenri Milne Edwards nbsp Blood star Henricia leviuscula nbsp The southern rock lobster Jasus edwardsii nbsp Conus milneedwardsi The name of Henri Milne Edwards is honoured in several names of genera and species such as 1 unreliable source Edwardsia de Quatrefages 1841 Edwardsiella Andres 1883 Henricia J E Gray 1840 Myrianida edwardsi de Saint Joseph 1887 Lophoura edwardsi Kolliker 1853 Aristaeopsis edwardsiana Johnson 1868 Plesionika edwardsii Brandt 1851 Dynamene edwardsi Lucas 1849 Grapsicepon edwardsi Giard amp Bonnier 1888 Glossocephalus milneedwardsi Bovallius 1887 Onisimus edwardsii Kroyer 1846 Diastylis edwardsi Kroyer 1841 Neoamphitrite edwardsii de Quatrefages 1865 Colpaster edwardsi Perrier 1882 Milnesium Doyere 1840 Jasus edwardsii Hutton 1875 Odontozona edwardsi Bouvier 1908 Milneedwardsia Bourguignat 1877 Boeckosimus edwardsii Kroyer 1846 Lithophyllon edwardsi Rosseau 1850 Goniastria edwardsi Chevalier 1971 Fedora edwardsi Jullien 1882 Ciona edwardsi Roule 1886 Maasella edwardsi de Lacaze Duthiers 1888 Forskalia edwardsi Kolliker 1853 Costa edwardsii Roemer 1838 Colobomatus edwardsi Richiardi 1876 Salmincola edwardsi Olsson 1869 Aristaeopsis edwardsianus Johnson 1867 Sergestes edwardsii Kroyer 1855 Odontozona edwardsi Bouvier 1908 Alphaeus edwardsii Audouin 1826 Ebalia edwardsii Costa 1838 Fedora edwardsi Jullien 1882 Teuchopora edwardsi Jullien 1882 Calliostoma milneedwardsi Locard 1898 Ocinebrina edwardsii Payraudeau 1826 Discodoris edwardsi Vayssiere 1902 Tergipes edwardsii Nordmann 1844 Sadayoshia edwardsii Miers 1884 Periclimenes edwardsi Paulson 1875 Ocenebra edwardsi Payraudeau 1826 Conus milneedwardsi F P Jousseaume 1894 Montipora edwardsi Bernard 1879 Goniastrea edwardsi Chevalier 1971 Pagurus edwardsi Dana 1852 Chirostylus milneedwardsi Henderson 1885 Pisoides edwardsi Bell 1835 Cancer edwardsi Bell 1835 Diogenes edwardsii de Haan 1849 Archaeoniscus edwardsii Westwood 1854 5 References edit a b Hans G Hansson Henri Milne Edwards Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names Goteborgs Universitet Archived from the original on 5 February 2012 Retrieved 28 August 2010 The Reptile Database www reptile database org APS Member History search amphilsoc org Retrieved 15 January 2021 Milne Edwards H 1844 Considerations sure quelques principes relatifs a la classification naturelle des animaux Ann Sci Nat ser 3 vol 1 65 99 Westwood J O 1854 Contributions to Fossil Entomology Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society 10 1 2 378 396 doi 10 1144 gsl jgs 1854 010 01 02 43 S2CID 129712238 Bibliography editMarcelin Berthelot Notice historique sur Henri Milne Edwards Didot Paris 1891 Trevor Norton Stars beneath the sea Carroll amp Graf New York 2000 ISBN 0 7867 0750 XExternal links edit nbsp Media related to Henri Milne Edwards at Wikimedia Commons Works by or about Henri Milne Edwards at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Henri Milne Edwards amp oldid 1182107668, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
