French 19th Century Scientists and Intellectuals Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of correspondence and documents from French naturalists, educators, and political figures.
Dates
- 1821 - 1847
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Biographical / Historical
Jean Baptiste Bory de Saint Vincent, b. 1778, d. 1846, was a French army officer, explorer, and naturalist. He sailed with (then abandoned at Mauritius) Nicolas Baudin's circumnavigation of the globe in 1800. After his return, he was elected as a correspondent of the Paris Museum of Natural History in 1803 and a correspondent of the French National Institute in 1808 (He became a member in 1834). He led the Commission scientifique de la Morée in 1829-1830 during the French military engagement in Greece and the Commission d'exploration scientifique d'Algérie between 1839 and 1842, during the French military takeover. Adele Dumont d'Urville was the wife of French explorer Jules Dumont d'Urville. Durant St. Andre (sometimes Esprit Andre, Durant de Saint-Andre, or Baron de Saint-Andre) served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, along with his older brother and his son, Maurice.
Extent
0.50 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
French
English
Arrangement
This finding aid is organized by accessions. Each accession represents an addition to the collection. Each accession also represents a transfer of physical and legal custody of archival materials from the donor(s) to Auburn University Special Collections and Archives.
Processing Information
Accession 18-037 processed by Lisa Glasscock, 2018. Finding aid entered into ArchivesSpace by Shelby Strozier, 2024. Finding aid modified by Joanna Ashley, 2025. Accession 25-022 processed by Joanna Ashley, 2025.
- Title
- Guide to the French 19th Century Scientists and Intellectuals Collection
- Subtitle
- Record Group 1265
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lisa Glasscock
- Date
- 09/04/2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Auburn University Special Collections and Archives Repository
Auburn University
Ralph Brown Draughon Library
231 Mell Street
Auburn Alabama 36849
334-844-1732
archives@auburn.edu