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Laporte, François Louis (1810 - 1880) |
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| Diplomat, Entomologist and Icthyologist | |
| Born: 25 December 1810 London, England. Died: 4 February 1880 East Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. | |
| François Louis Laporte was born in England and studied natural science in France. He worked as a diplomat in many of the French colonies and was appointed Consul-General for France in Melbourne (1864). He was an avid explorer and collector who travelled to the USA, Canada, South America, South Africa and Asia before arriving in Australia. He studied mainly insects and fish and many of his collected specimens are housed at the National Museum in Melbourne. Laporte was known by many pseudonyms including the all-encompassing François Louis Nompar de Caumont La Port Comte de Castelnau which is believed to be the name on his death certificate. He wrote over ninety books and articles in total under the names of Laporte, Delaporte and Castelnau. |
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| Alternative Names: Comte de Castelnau (Also known as) | Delaporte, François Louis (Also known as) | François Louis Nompar de Caumont La Port Comte de Castelnau (Also known as) | ||||||||||||||
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Published by The University of Melbourne eScholarship Research Centre on ASAPWeb, 1994 - 2007 Originally published 1994-1999 by Australian Science Archives Project, 1999-2006 by the Australian Science and Technology Heritage Centre Disclaimer, Copyright and Privacy Policy Submit any comments, questions, corrections and additions Prepared by: Acknowledgements Updated: 26 February 2007 http://www.asap.unimelb.edu.au/bsparcs/biogs/P000124b.htm |