Jean-Baptiste-Alphonse Chauffour (Jean Alphonse) de Boisduval
1799–1879
Naturalist. Studied at Paris. Participated in the voyage of the Astrolabe. Won the cross of the Légion d’honneur for his services during the cholera epidemic. Published on botany and entomology.
Source
DBF.
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–.
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