Alfred Duvaucel (1793-1825) was a French naturalist. 1793 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Opening of the Stockton and Darlington Railway 1825 (MDCCCXXV) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Table of natural history, 1728 Cyclopaedia Natural history is an umbrella term for what are now often viewed as several distinct scientific disciplines of integrative organismal biology. ...

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. Georges Cuvier Baron Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier (August 23, 1769–May 13, 1832) was a French naturalist and zoologist. ... Pierre-Médard Diard (1794 - 1863) was a French naturalist and explorer. ... Chandannagore Strand: A unique place along the bank of Ganga Chandannagar, formerly known as Chandernagore or Chandernagar (French: Chandernagor), is a small city located 30 kilometers north of Kolkata, in West Bengal, India. ... Sumatra (also spelled Sumatera) is the sixth largest island in the world (approximately 470,000 km²) and is the largest island entirely in Indonesia (two larger islands, Borneo and New Guinea, are partially in Indonesia). ... Sir Thomas Stamford Bingley Raffles (6 July 1781 - 5 July 1826) was the founder of the city (now country) of Singapore, and is one of the best-known of the many Britons who created the largest empire the world has ever seen. ... Madras refers to: the Indian city of Chennai, formerly known as Madras, the former Indian state, now known as Tamil Nadu (Plural of Madra): Ancient people of Iranian affinites, who lived in northwest Panjab in the Uttarapatha division of ancient India. ...

He is commemorated in the names of a number of animals, including the Barasingha Cervus duvaucelii, Duvaucels Gecko Hoplodactylus duvaucelii, the River Lapwing Vanellus duvaucelii and the Scarlet-rumped Trogon Harpactes duvaucelii. Binomial name Cervus duvaucelii (G. Cuvier, 1823) The Barasingha (sometimes spelt Barasinga) is a type of deer, native to India and Nepal. ...