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Frédéric Courtois (1860 - 1928 was a French missionary and naturalist.

Frédéric Courtois was a missionary in China from 1901 until his death. He directed Musée Heude in Xujiahui. Courtois was primarily interested in ornithology and botany.From 1906 to 1928, he organized expeditions in the provinces of Kiangsu and the mountains of Anhwei and the Hwangshan range.

Works

  • 1912. Catalogue des oiseaux du Musée de Zi-Kia-Wei (Xujiahui) Mém. Hist. Nat. Emp. Chinois, 5 (3) : 1-98.
  • 1927. Les oiseaux du musée de Zi-Kia-Wei Mém . Hist. Nat. Chine, 5 (3), 5e fasc.:123-159.

References

  • Bo Beolens et Michael Watkins (2003).Whose Bird ? Common Bird Names and the People They Commemorate. Yale University Press (New Haven et Londres) : 400 p. ISBN 0-300-10359-X
  • Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong Branch Vol. 31 (1991 )ISSN 1991-7295 [1]