Florent Prévost
Florent Prévost was a French naturalist and illustrator.
Prévost was assistant naturalist at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. He was the author of various zoological works, including Les Pigeons par Madame Knip and, with C. L. Lemaire, Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux d'Europe. He did illustrative work in books by Coenraad Jacob Temminck, Charles Lucien Bonaparte and Georges-Louis Leclerc de Buffon.
He worked on the birds from the voyage of La Venus with Marc Athanese Parfait Oeillet Des Murs, and on the birds and mammals brought back from the French expedition to Abyssinia between 1839 and 1843.
Prevost's ground sparrow, Prevost's squirrel, and Gerard's water snake are named after him.
Associated writings
- Voyage autour du monde sur la frégate la Vénus pendant les années 1836-1839 Paris : Gide, 1840-1864 - Travel around the world on the frigate Venus during the years 1836 to 1839.
- Voyage en Abyssinie exécuté pendant les années 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843 Paris : A. Bertrand, 184X - Voyage to Abyssinia performed during the years 1839, 1840, 1841, 1842, 1843.
- Histoire naturelle des oiseaux exotiques Paris : F. Savy, - Natural history of exotic birds.
- Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Europe: passereaux Paris : F. Savy, - Natural history of the birds of Europe.