Mr. (de) Sumichrast and his bird (1 Viewer)

[Björn Bergenholtz]

Here´s a little reminder on some possible, small additional info (earlier, 18th of August 2014, mentioned in the thread Some additional etymological information – Part VI, Post #1, here), regarding:

sumichrasti as in (for example)
● Cinnamon-tailed Sparrow (Aimophila) Peucaea sumichrasti LAWRENCE 1871 (here) as "Haemophila sumichrasti" a k a "Sumichrast's Sparrow"
● the hard-to-place, long debated subspecies (or species) Aphelocoma (californica/woodhouseii) sumichrasti RIDGWAY 1874 (here) as "Cyanocitta Floridana, var. Sumichrasti" a k a "Sumichrast's Scrub-Jay" or simply "Sumichrast's Jay"
● the earlier debated species, now subspecies (Saucerottia) Amazilia beryllina sumichrasti SALVIN 1891 (here) as "Amazilia Sumichrasti"
● the subspecies Arremonops rufivirgatus sumichrasti SHARPE 1888 (here, in text) as "E. [Embernagra] sumichrasti"
● the subspecies Pachyramphus aglaiae sumichrasti NELSON 1897 (here, p.52) as "Platypsaris aglaiæ sumichrasti"
● the subspecies Trogon citreolus sumichrasti BRODKORB 1942 (here)
● … and various, several synonyms

Today's HBW Alive Key claim as follows:

sumichrasti
Adrien Louis Jean François Sumichrast (1828-1882) Swiss field naturalist, collector, resident in Mexico 1855-1882 (Aphelocoma, subsp. Arremonops rufivirgatus, syn. Cyrtonyx ocellatus, syn. Dives dives, Hylorchilus, syn. Nyctidromus albicollis yucatanensis, subsp. Pachyramphus aglaiae, Peucaea, Saucerottia, subsp. Trogon citreolus).

But I (in my MS) still, stubbornly, claim his correct, full name was, is: Adrien Jean Louis François de Sumichrast (1828–1882).

Middle names the opposite way around, and an added "de". In English contexts he´s often called simply "Francis Sumichrast".

Or? If not, please, prove me wrong.

Anyone seen any birth records or likewise?

Mr. de Sumichrast was apparently born 15 October 1828, in Yvonne, Canton de Vaud, Switzerland … and he died 26 September 1882, in Tonalá, Chiapas, Mexico. At least according to the article that Mark found some weeks ago (here). Vidlička, L. 2013. Cockroaches (Blattaria) of Ecuador—checklist and history of research. Zootaxa 3599 (5): 401-445.

And Thanks Mark for finding it!
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[Taphrospilus]

Boucard here wrote more about his life.

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

So Adolphe Boucard agrees with Jobling …

... If not, please, prove me wrong

Anyone seen any birth records or likewise?

...

But does everybody else?

Björn

PS. Note that Boucard claim the birth place to be "Yvorne".
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[mb1848]

In this book he is referred to as de Sumichrast.
https://books.google.com/books?id=Zu6xCK_EFlcC&dq=Yvorne+sumichrast&source=gbs_navlinks_s .
On a genealogical website it stated the family was originally from Bratislava. He was born in Yvorne.

 

[wintibird]

I found a note about the Sumichrast family in the Inventaires des archives cantonales vaudoises (http://www.davel.vd.ch/detail.aspx?ID=459329) stating that the family was originally from Bratislava but then lived in Yvorne. However I can't access the document and the archives are a bit far from where I live...
There is no mentioning of de Sumichrast, however people at that time added a de easily, no matter if it was officially or not. It just sounded better.

There is no Yvonne in the canton of Vaud, so Yvorne it must be.

André

 

[Taphrospilus]

I contacted archives cantonales vaudoises and they confirmed me by mail that the name was never written with a de. So Adrien Louis Jean François Sumichrast (1828-1882) seems to be correct.

 

[Björn Bergenholtz]

Thanks Martin

I stand corrected!

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