Rafinesque
Americannoun
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“We know without doubt that Audubon provided Rafinesque with the description of one imaginary mammal, and it appears that he described nine additional ‘species’ to him.
From The Guardian • May 3, 2016
It is already known, writes Woodman, that Audubon invented 11 “fraudulent fishes” for the “too credulous ichthyologist” after Rafinesque stayed with him in Kentucky in 1818.
From The Guardian • May 3, 2016
Rafinesque, an excellent piece in Atlas Obscura notes, “was an extremely enthusiastic namer of species: during his career as a naturalist, he named 2,700 plant genera and 6,700 species, approximately”.
From The Guardian • May 3, 2016
JJS’s best subject is himself, and the line goes a little slack sometimes when he’s not in play, as in his historical essay on the naturalist Constantine Rafinesque.
From Time • Oct. 27, 2011
Rafinesque was a voluminous writer both on archaeological and botanical subjects, but wholly untrustworthy.
From The Story of the Mormons, from the date of their origin to the year 1901 by Linn, William Alexander
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