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Charles-Lucien Bonaparte, prince di Canino e di Musignano
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Charles-Lucien Bonaparte, prince di Canino e di Musignano

French scientist
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Charles-Lucien Bonaparte, prince di Canino e di Musignano (born May 24, 1803, Paris—died July 29, 1857, Paris) was a scientist and the eldest son of Napoleon I’s second surviving brother Lucien. His publication of American Ornithology, 4 vol. (1825–33), established his scientific reputation. In 1848–49, when he took part in the political agitation for Italian independence against the Austrians, his scientific career experienced a brief hiatus, and he was forced to leave Italy in July...

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