Born into a poor family, he worked as a barber, soldier, and poet before becoming a taxidermist and turning to natural history. In 1840 he published his Ornithologie du Gard et des pays circonvoisins (Ornithology of Gard and Environs), a book that covered 321 species of birds. The book earned the praise of naturalists that included Isidore Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1805-1861).
In 1844 Crespon published the two-volume La Faune méridionale (Mediterranean Wildlife), in which he described 27 new species.
Crespon's natural history collections passed to the Muséum d'histoire naturelle in Nîmes on his death.
Works about Jean Cresponedit
"Nos ornithologistes. Jean Crespon, 1797-1857," by Albert Hugues (Garnier-Chaboussant, 1922).[1]
jean, crespon, october, 1797, nîmes, august, 1857, french, zoologist, naturalist, born, into, poor, family, worked, barber, soldier, poet, before, becoming, taxidermist, turning, natural, history, 1840, published, ornithologie, gard, pays, circonvoisins, ornit. Jean Crespon 14 October 1797 Nimes 1 August 1857 was a French zoologist and naturalist Born into a poor family he worked as a barber soldier and poet before becoming a taxidermist and turning to natural history In 1840 he published his Ornithologie du Gard et des pays circonvoisins Ornithology of Gard and Environs a book that covered 321 species of birds The book earned the praise of naturalists that included Isidore Geoffroy Saint Hilaire 1805 1861 In 1844 Crespon published the two volume La Faune meridionale Mediterranean Wildlife in which he described 27 new species Crespon s natural history collections passed to the Museum d histoire naturelle in Nimes on his death Works about Jean Crespon edit Nos ornithologistes Jean Crespon 1797 1857 by Albert Hugues Garnier Chaboussant 1922 1 References editThis article is based on the article in French Wikipedia Maurice Boubier L Evolution de l ornithologie Paris Alcan coll Nouvelle collection scientifique 1925 ii 308 p Rene Ronsil Bibliographie ornithologique francaise t 1 Bibliographie Paris Lechevalier 1948 n 690 Jean Crespon 1797 1857 Nos ornithologistes nbsp nbsp This article about a French scientist is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jean Crespon amp oldid 1067948556, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
