Alphonse Révillon d'Apreval explained

Alphonse Gustave Révillon d'Apreval^[1] (1 November 1851 – 22 February 1915) was a French botanical illustrator and lithographer, known for his images in Plantae Davidianae (1884–88), Illustrationes Florae Insularum Maris Pacifici (1886–92) and Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar (1882).^{[2] [3] [4]} Henri Ernest Baillon, the French physician and botanist, and main contributor to Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar,^[5] named a new genus d'Aprevalia after him in 1884,^[6] no doubt in honour of his illustrating the work, but the name was later placed under Delonix by René Paul Raymond Capuron.^{[7] [8]} A number of species such as Commiphora aprevalii (Baill.) Guillaumin, were named to commemorate him.^[9]

Born in Paris, d'Apreval died in Alfortville, Val-de-Marne.

Associated names

• Émile De Wildeman (1866–1947) Botanist
• Théophile Durand (1855–1912) Botanist
• Charles Cuisin (1832–1900) Illustrator
• Berthe Hérincq Illustrator
• Philippe Dautzenberg (1849–1935) Malacologist
• Victor De Clèves Botanist

Works illustrated

• Histoire physique, naturelle et politique de Madagascar (1882)
• Plantae Davidianae ex Sinarum imperio (1884–88)
• Illustrationes florae insularum maris pacifici (1886-1892)
• Illustrations de la flore du Congo by E. de Wildeman (1898)
• Plantae Novae vel Minus Cognitae ex herbario Horti Thenensis (1904)
• Atlas de poche des coquilles des côtes de France (Manche, océan, Méditerranée) communes, pittoresques ou comestibles by Ph Dautzenberg (2014)
• Tableau des principaux champignons comestibles & veneneux by Paul Dumée
• Oeuvre de A. d'Apreval by A. d' Apreval
• Nouvelles Archives du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, Paris

External links

• Gallery of plates at plantillustrations.org

Notes and References

1. Paris, France, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1555–1929
2. Wilfrid Blunt, William Thomas Stearn. The Art of Botanical Illustration: An Illustrated History. (Collins, London 1950)
3. Web site: A.R. D'APREVAL (act.1875-1910) : Ventes aux enchères, prix, indices et biographie pour A.R. D'APREVAL - Artprice.com. Thierry. EHRMANN. fr.artprice.com.
4. Web site: Build Your Family Tree, Share Your Family History and Improve Your Genealogy Research. Geneanet. 2015-04-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205063226/http://gw.geneanet.org/pierfit?lang=en. 2014-12-05. dead.
5. Book: Details - Histoire naturelle des plantes / - Biodiversity Heritage Library. www.biodiversitylibrary.org. 1886. Imprimerie Nationale.
6. Bulletin mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Paris.. Société Linnéenne de. Paris.. Société Linnéenne de. Paris.. 1884. v. 1(52–81) 1884–86. Edouard Duruy..
7. Web site: Tropicos - Name - Aprevalia Baill.. www.tropicos.org.
8. Web site: 10.1002/(ISSN)1537-2197. American Journal of Botany.
9. Web site: Commiphora aprevalii (Baill.) Guillaumin — The Plant List. www.theplantlist.org.