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Père David
French botanist and zoologist
Père David (1800-1861) was a French botanist and zoologist who traveled to China in 1834. He was the first European to study the giant panda in its natural habitat and was instrumental in introducing the species to Western science. David's work on Chinese flora and fauna is still widely cited today.
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