Charles-Nicolas-Sigisbert Sonnini de Manoncourt
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Charles-Nicolas-Sigisbert Sonnini de Manoncourt (February 1, 1751 - May 9, 1812 in Paris) was a French naturalist. Between 1799 to 1808 he wrote 127 volumes of the Histoire naturelle. Noteworthy among these, especially for herpetologists, is Histoire naturelle des Reptiles, avec figures desinées d'après nature, in four volumes, which he wrote with Pierre André Latreille. This work includes descriptions and illustrations of many North American Reptiles.
[edit] Publications in English
- Sonnini de Manoncourt's Travels to Upper and Lower Egypt, 1799, translated by Rev. Henry Hunter[1]
- C. S. Sonnini's Travels in Greece and Turkey, 1801. (2 Volumes)
[edit] References
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"Hunter, Henry". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.
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