Alfred Malherbe
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Alfred Malherbe was a French
magistrate and amateur naturalist. He was the administrator of the Museum of Metz
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Malherbe was the author of Monographie des picidées (1859-62, 4 vols.). He identified Levaillant's Woodpecker
, which was named for another French scientist, François Le Vaillant
.
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
magistrate and amateur naturalist. He was the administrator of the Museum of Metz
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
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Malherbe was the author of Monographie des picidées (1859-62, 4 vols.). He identified Levaillant's Woodpecker
Levaillant's Woodpecker
The Levaillant’s Woodpecker or Levaillant’s Green Woodpecker is a large member of the woodpecker family Piciformes. It occurs as a resident breeder in the three Maghreb countries Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia in northwest Africa....
, which was named for another French scientist, François Le Vaillant
François Le Vaillant
François Levaillant or Le Vaillant was a French author, explorer, naturalist, zoological collector, and noted ornithologist.-Biography:...
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