Sicalis lebruni (Oustalet, 1891) (1 Viewer)

[Taphrospilus]

Sicalis lebruni (Oustalet, 1891) OD here

The Eponym Dictionary of Birds claims:

Édouard A. Lebrun (1852-1904) was a french taxidermist who collected in Argentinia (1882)

The old key:

Édouard A. Lebrun (1852-1904) French taxidermist, collector in Argentina 1882 (Sicalis).

And the Bulletin du Muséum national d'histoire naturelle here

LEBRUN (Édouard-Adolphe). Ancien préparateur au Muséum. Voyageur naturaliste: Patagonie (Expédition du Volage), à Saint Calais (Sarthe) ... 22 nov . 1904

Here in 1877

Muséum - M. Lebrun (Edouard-Adolphe), employé temporaire au laboratoire de la chaire de malacologie du Muséum d'histoire naturelle, est nommé préparateur de ladite chaire, en remplacement de M. Potteau, décedé.

I did not find the record in Archive en ligne as it stops 1902 here.

And if I read here ...

Dans sa séance du 22 novembre 1904, l'Assemblée des Professeurs a décerné le titre de Correspondant du Muséum à M. Lebrun (Edouard-Adolphe), ancien Préparateur de Malacologie.

... I even doubt that he has died in 1904.

 

[PScofield]

Name	Edouard Adolphe Lebrun
Birth	23 déc. 1852 (23 Dec 1852) Paris, Seine
Civil	23 déc. 1852 (23 Dec 1852)

This record seems to be incorrect:

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[Taphrospilus]

This reconstructed records from Paris 2 of 51 need to be interpreted with caution.

 

[PScofield]

This is correct. December=décembre, 10bre. P

 

[Taphrospilus]

I just meant because it was reconstructed.

 

[Taphrospilus]

It might be worth to update The Key to Scientific Names with his middle name Adolphe. But I still doubt 1904 as year of death as he corresponded still on 22. November 1904

But now I checked Pauls link in #2 and I really ask me if Hector Lebrun , 1866-1960 isn't the person to look for? But I assume Lebrun was from MNHN here

Mission de Santa-Cruz de Patagonie. Fleuriais, capitaine de frégate, Le Pord, lieutenant de vaisseau, De Royer de Saint-Julien, lieutenant de vaisseau, Lebrun, naturaliste délégué du Museum d'Histoire naturelle.

And not to forget according here captain Fleuriaris (Georges Ernest Fleuirais)

• Dentalium lebruni Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 OD here
• Limnaea lebruni Mabille & Rochebrune, 1889 OD here
• Lebrunaster E. Perrier, 1891 OD here
• Pteraster lebruni Perrier, 1891 OD here

I do not see Hector Lebrun 1866-1960 associated with MNHN(but I have no final evidence).

 

[PScofield]

So here's proof that Édouard-Adolphe worked at the MNHN. Attached also is his pension record that I think is significant it shows that he retired to Saint Calais. I attach the 1906 census showing a retired Edouard Lebrun living in Saint Calais in 1906.

Hector-Dieudonné Lebrun (1866-1960) never went to Patagonia (see his CV) and was doing his PhD at the time of the MNHN expedition also he was generally known as Dieudonné Lebrun.

 

[Taphrospilus]

According filae we might find him in Registres journaliers d'inhumation - Archives de Paris. So it looks like death 1904 isn't correct.

Marriage record (Cote V4E 5899) here p. 29/31

 

[l_raty]

here.

I attach the 1906 census showing a retired Edouard Lebrun living in Saint Calais in 1906.

...a retired Edouard Lebrun born in Paris in 1852 - there can be very little doubt that it was him indeed.

Hector-Dieudonné Lebrun (1866-1960) never went to Patagonia (see his CV) and was doing his PhD at the time of the MNHN expedition [...]

He got his PhD in 1890. In Nov 1882, when this bird was collected, he was just over 16 yo: I think he was more likely still attending college at this time.

 

[PScofield]

Buried June 19 1908 Cimetière du Père-Lachaise (20e), Paris, Île-de-France, France

"A retired Edouard Lebrun born in Paris in 1852 - there can be very little doubt that it was him indeed"

With the same wife and children no less

 

[Taphrospilus]

This guy was 60 in 1908. Wouldn't fit to his birth year.

I think this is Edouard Octave Lebrun p. 29/31

Edouard Adolphe Lebruns pension mentioned here as well.

 

[l_raty]

It seems plausible that he died in Sarthe.

 

[l_raty]

With the same wife and children no less

The family was not at this address (5-5, route de Vendôme) any more in 1911: here, 112/355.

 

[l_raty]

In Feb 1916, his widow ("Thibaron (Irène-Louise), veuve LEBRUN"), 12th entry in the first column) was given a pension, running from 5 Nov 1915. This presumably followed his death. So I would assume 1852-1915.

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

Guys, maybe now somewhat superfluous, but in the very first part (Histoire du Voyage, by Louis Ferdinand Martial, 1884) of the multi-parted Work Mission scientifique du cap Horn, 1882-1883 (where the OD itself appeared, in tome/volume 6, partie/part 1), we find Monsieur Lebrun mentioned (here) as:

Naturalistes adjoints à la Mission à terre.
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LEBRUN, Prèparateur au Muséum
[...]

Thus, indeed, to me (with my insufficient French) it seems like M. (Monsieur), Édouard Lebrun [i.e. Édouard Adolphe Lebrun] ought to be the guy you're looking for. He collected of the Type specimen (in November 1882), as well as several other Bird specimens, and quite a few Plants, Shells, etc., etc., during this Mission/Expedition.

Also see Bulletin du Museum d'Histoire naturelle (1900), here, where he's mentioned as:

... M. Édouard Lebrun, préparateur au Museum.

(i.e. the guy who retired in 1903, as told in Martin's latter link in #11).

I think you can drop the younger (Hector) Lebrun all together (as well as other guys with the same Surname).

Hopefully of some use/help?

Either way, take it for what it's worth (if anything at all). It's just some observations (from a Non-French view).

Björn

PS. In any case, I know nothing (absolutely nothing) about his years (Birth and Death, that is).

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

... So I would assume 1852-1915.

Laurent, it looks like you assumed correctly ...

Yesterday (afternoon) the Key was updated into:

lebruni
Édouard Adolphe Lebrun (1852-1915) French naturalist, taxidermist, collector in Argentina 1882 (Sicalis).

One less to ponder over (at least for me). Time for a cup of coffee. Or two.