Charles Lucien Bonaparte
Charles Lucien Bonaparte | |
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Born | |
Died | 29 July 1857 | (aged 54)
Occupation(s) | Biologist, ornithologist |
Known for | Iconografia della Fauna Italica |
Title | Prince of Canino and Musignano |
Spouse | |
Children | |
Parents | |
Awards | Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium |
Scientific career | |
Author abbrev. (zoology) | Bonaparte |
Charles Lucien Jules Laurent Bonaparte, 2nd Prince of Canino and Musignano (24 May 1803 – 29 July 1857) was a French
Life and career
Bonaparte was the son of
Bonaparte then set about studying the ornithology of the United States
At the end of 1826, Bonaparte and his family returned to Europe. He visited Germany, where he met Philipp Jakob Cretzschmar, and England, where he met John Edward Gray at the British Museum, and renewed his acquaintance with Audubon. In 1828, the family settled in Rome. In Italy, he was the originator of several scientific congresses, and lectured and wrote extensively on American and European ornithology and other branches of natural history.[2] Between 1832 and 1841, Bonaparte published his work on the animals of Italy, Iconografia della Fauna Italica. He had also published Specchio Comparativo delle Ornithologie di Roma e di Filadelfia (Pisa, 1827), presenting a comparison between birds of the latitude of Philadelphia and Italian species.[2] He created the genus Zenaida, after his wife, for the mourning dove and its relatives. He was elected a member of the American Antiquarian Society in 1845.[5]
In 1840, he became Prince of Canino and Musignano after his father's death and became involved in politics, particularly the anti-Austrian party that he joined in 1848.[6] He did not, however, lose interest in his favourite studies for he organized and presided over several scientific congresses in Italy.
In 1849, he was elected to the Roman Assembly and participated in the creation of the
He travelled to the United Kingdom, attending the meeting of the
Bonaparte also studied
Bonaparte was extremely prolific and is responsible for coining Latin names for a large number of bird
Lucien Charles Bonaparte died in Paris[1] at age 54.
In Luigi Magni's film In the Name of the Sovereign People (1990), Bonaparte is played by Carlo Croccolo.
Honours
- 1823: Member of the American Philosophical Society in Philadelphia.[9]
- 1845: Member of the Royal Academy of Science, Letters and Fine Arts of Belgium.
Family
Prince Charles and Princess
Name | Date of birth | Date of death |
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Joseph Lucien Charles Napoleon Bonaparte, 3rd Prince of Canino and Musignano | 13 February 1824 | 2 September 1865 | (aged 41)
Alexandrine Gertrude Zénaïde Bonaparte | 9 June 1826 | May 1828 (age 2) |
Lucien Louis Joseph Napoleon Bonaparte, 4th Prince of Canino and Musignano and later a Cardinal |
15 November 1828 | 19 November 1895 | (aged 67)
Julie Charlotte Bonaparte | 5 June 1830 | 28 October 1900 | (aged 70)
Charlotte Honorine Joséphine Pauline Bonaparte | 4 March 1832 | 1 October 1901 | (aged 69)
Léonie Stéphanie Elise Bonaparte | 18 September 1833 | 14 September 1839 | (aged 5)
Marie Désirée Eugénie Joséphine Philomène Bonaparte | 18 March 1835 | 28 August 1890 | (aged 55)
Augusta Amélie Maximilienne Jacqueline Bonaparte (married the son of Charlotte Bonaparte Gabrielli) | 9 November 1836 | 29 March 1900 | (aged 63)
Napoléon Charles Grégoire Jacques Philippe Bonaparte, 5th Prince of Canino and Musignano |
5 February 1839 | 11 February 1899 | (aged 60)
Bathilde Aloïse Léonie Bonaparte | 26 November 1840 | 9 June 1861 | (aged 20)
Albertine Marie Thérèse Bonaparte | 12 March 1842 | 3 June 1842 | (aged 0)
Charles Albert Bonaparte | 22 March 1843 | 6 December 1847 | (aged 4)
Works
- American Ornithology, or, The Natural History of Birds Inhabiting the United States, not given by Wilson (4 vols., Philadelphia, 1825-1833). This work contains more than 100 new species discovered by Bonaparte.
- Conspectus Generum Avium (Leyden, 1850)
- Revue critique de l'ornithologie Européenne (Brussels, 1850)
- Monographie des loxiens (Leyden, 1850) in collaboration with H. Schlegel
- Catalogue des oiseaux d'Europe (Paris, 1856)
- Memoirs (New York, 1836)
In conjunction with M. de Pouancé, he also prepared descriptive catalogue of pigeons and one of parrots which were published after his death. Among his papers published are:
- “Observations on the Nomenclature of Wilson's ‘Ornithology,’” Journal of the Academy of Philadelphia
- “Synopsis of the Birds of the United States,” Annals of the Lyceum of New York
- “Catalogue of the Birds of the United States,” Contributions of the Maclurian Lyceum of Philadelphia
He published several scientific papers on ornithological topics in the Bolognese journal Nuovi annali delle scienze naturali, as Carlo Luciano Bonaparte.[10]
See also
as Bonaparte described over 500 species.
Legacy
Several birds are named after him:
- Bonaparte's gull - Chroicocephalus philadelphia
- Bonaparte's nightjar - Caprimulgus concretus
- Bonaparte's parakeet - Pyrrhura lucianii
- Highland tinamou Nothocercus bonapartei
- The Napoleon snake eel Ophichthus bonaparti, also known as the Napoleon Eel, the Purplebanded Snake Eel, or the Saddled snake-eel is named after him.[11]
References
- ^ a b "Charles-Lucien Bonaparte, prince di Canino e di Musignano - French scientist". 25 July 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Wilson, J. G.; Fiske, J., eds. (1900). . Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography. New York: D. Appleton.
- ^ https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=2003, Charles-Lucien-Jules-Laurent Bonaparte
- ^ https://www.audubongalleries.com/education/bonaparte.php, The Bonaparte Audubons
- ^ "MemberListB".
- ^ https://www.catholic.org/encyclopedia/view.php?id=2003, Charles-Lucien-Jules-Laurent Bonaparte
- ISBN 0-670-33548-7.
- ^ Gill, Frank; Donsker, David, eds. (2019). "IOC World Bird List Version 9.2". International Ornithologists' Union. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
- ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-04-06.
- ^ Nuovi annali delle scienze naturali – via Biodiversity Heritage Library.
- ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order ANGUILLIFORMES: Family OPHICHTHIDAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Archived from the original on 10 December 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
Further reading
- Thomas, Phillip Drennon (2002). "The emperor of nature: Charles-Lucien Bonaparte and his world. [Review of: Stroud, P.T. The emperor of nature: Charles-Lucien Bonaparte and his world. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000]". Journal of American History. 88 (4): 1517. JSTOR 2700642.
- Stroud, Patricia Tyson (2000). The Emperor of Nature: Charles-Lucien Bonaparte and His World. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 978-0-8122-3546-3.
- ISBN 0-12-487422-3
- Herbermann, Charles, ed. (1913). Catholic Encyclopedia. New York: Robert Appleton Company. .
External links
- Media related to Charles Lucien Bonaparte at Wikimedia Commons
- Zoologica Göttingen State and University Library