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Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz (French pronunciation: [kɔ̃stɑ̃tin samɥɛl ʁafinɛsk(ə)ʃmalts]; 22 October 1783 – 18 September 1840) was a French early 19th-century polymath born near Constantinople in the Ottoman Empire and self-educated in France.
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque was a naturalist, traveler, and writer who made major and controversial contributions to botany and ichthyology. Educated in Europe by private tutors, Rafinesque learned languages, read widely, and became deeply interested in natural history.
Aug 27, 2008 · Constantine Samuel Rafinesque. Publication date. 1836. Topics. ancient, tribes, america, nations, haytian, american, annals, primitive, linapi, king, north america, south america, american nations, public domain, ancient nations, google book, reached america, historical songs, book search, austral america. Publisher. C. S. Rafinesque. Collection.
Sep 9, 2008 · The complete writings of Constantine Smaltz Rafinesque : on recent & fossil conchology. by. Rafinesque, C. S. (Constantine Samuel), 1783-1840; Binney, W. G. (William Greene), 1833-1909; Tryon, George W. (George Washington), 1838-1888. Publication date.
Notebooks containing a journal kept on Rafinesque's trip from Lexington, Kentucky, to Philadelphia, 1826 : notes on his travel to New York and Massachusetts, 1827; a list of his travels, 1819-1830; natural history notes; and drawings, especially of fishes.
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque, naturalist and philologist, was born on October 22, 1783, in Galata, a suburb of Constantinople, to Francois G. A. and Madeleine (Schmaltz) Rafinesque. His father was a French merchant and his mother the daughter of a German merchant family long resident in the Levant.
Nov 16, 2018 · Constantine Samuel Rafinesque was an adventuring naturalist who named 2,700 genera and wrote about evolution before Darwin. Why has he been forgotten?
May 11, 2018 · Constantine Samuel Rafinesque. During his lifetime, Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783-1840) was not appreciated for his abilities as agifted naturalist. He produced over 900 works on awide variety of subjects, describing many new species of plants and fishes.
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque (1783-1840) was a botanist and professor. Originally born in Turkey, he came to Philadelphia in 1802. He met Thomas Jefferson in July 1804 while traveling through Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to study the local flora.
Sep 18, 2019 · On this day in 1840, 14 years after he left Transylvania and famously cursed the university, noted naturalist Constantine Rafinesque died in Philadelphia. In tribute to the anniversary, we take a look at some of “Raf’s” contributions to science and Transy lore, courtesy of Transylvania’s Special Collections.
