Amédée Guillaume Auguste (Amédée) Coutance
1824–1915
French naturalist. Studied at the school of pharmacy, Brest, 1844–6. Entered the medical corps of the navy and travelled extensively, notably to Tahiti; became a botanist on his return to France in 1851. Spent four years in Martinique before becoming a professor of natural history at the naval school of medicine at Brest, 1866–82.
Source
DBF
Bibliography
DBF: Dictionnaire de biographie Française. Under the direction of J. Balteau et al. 21 vols. and 4 fascicules of vol. 22 (A–Leyris d’Esponchès) to date. Paris: Librairie Letouzey & Ané. 1933–.
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