Auguste-Henri-André Duméril
1812–70
French herpetologist and ichthyologist. Son of André Marie Constant Duméril, with whom he worked at the Jardin des Plantes, Paris, 1853–7. Professor, 1857–70. Bred axolotls in captivity. Author of works on reptiles, fish, and animal physiology.
Sources
DBF
DSB.
Bibliography
DBF: Dictionnaire de biographie Française. Under the direction of J. Balteau et al. 21 vols. and 4 fascicules of vol. 22 (A–Leyris d’Esponchès) to date. Paris: Librairie Letouzey & Ané. 1933–.
DSB: Dictionary of scientific biography. Edited by Charles Coulston Gillispie and Frederic L. Holmes. 18 vols. including index and supplements. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons. 1970–90.
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