Édouard Verreaux

Jean Baptiste Édouard Verreaux (1810–1868) was a French naturalist, collector and dealer. He was the brother of Jules Verreaux (1807-1873).^[1]

In 1830 Verreaux travelled to South Africa to help his brother pack up a large consignment of specimens. He returned in 1832 before continuing to Sumatra, Java, the Philippines and Indo-China. In 1834 he took control of the family’s natural history business in Paris.

Associated writings

• L'Océanie en Estampes, ou description géographie et historique de toutes les Îles du grand océan et du continent de la Nouvelle Hollande ... (with Jules Verreaux), 1832 - Prints of Oceania, or geographical and historical description of all the islands of the Pacific Ocean and the continent of New Holland.
• Catalogue des objets d'histoire naturelle : composant le cabinet de Mm. Veraux, pére et fils, naturalistes préparateurs, boulevard Montmartre, No. 6, 1833 - Cataloged objects of natural history, component of the firm Veraux, father and son, preparer-naturalists, Boulevard Montmartre, No. 6.
• Catalogue d'oiseaux, 1849 - Catalog of birds.
• Catalogue des Oiseaux disponibles dans la maison d'E. Verreaux, 1868 - Catalog of birds found in the house of E. Verreaux.^[2]

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