Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Prince of Canino
1803–57
French ornithologist. Lived in America, 1822–8. Settled in Italy in 1828 where he was politically active. Attempted to enter France in 1848 but was expelled. Lived in England before being allowed to settle in Paris in 1850. Devoted the rest of his life to work on taxonomy.
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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