François Levaillant
French author and explorer
François Levaillant was a French author, explorer, naturalist, zoological collector, travel writer, and noted ornithologist. He described many new species of birds based on birds he collected in Africa and several birds are named after him. Wikipedia
Born: August 6, 1753, Paramaribo, Suriname
Died: November 22, 1824 (age 71 years), La Noue, France
Children: Charles Levaillant, Jean-Jacques Rousseau Levaillant, and Jean Levaillant