Rafinesque
Americannoun
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Rafinesque went on to publish formal descriptions of the fish, but attributed them to Audubon, and the prank was discovered in the 1870s.
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
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
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
It was during this visit, that, in his excitement to secure a new species of bat, Rafinesque demolished Audubon's favorite violin.
From Stories of Old Kentucky by Purcell, Martha Grassham
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