Alfred Duvaucel

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Alfred Duvaucel (1793-1825) was a French naturalist.

Duvaucel was the stepson of Georges Cuvier. In 1817 Cuvier sent him to India with Pierre-Médard Diard, to collect for the Paris Museum. They established a botanical garden in Chandannagar in 1818. In 1819 they spent some time collecting in Sumatra at the suggestion of Thomas Stamford Raffles. Duvaucel died in Madras.

He is commemorated in the names of a number of animals, including the Barasinga Cervus duvaucelii, Duvaucels Gecko Hoplodactylus duvaucelii, the River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii and the Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii.

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