Jean-Nicolas-Sébastien Allamand

Jean-Nicolas-Sébastien Allamand (Dutch: Johannes Nicolaas Sebastiaan Allamand, Latin: Johannes Nicolaus Sebastianus Allamand; born 18 October 1716, or, according to other sources, 18 September 1713 – died 2 March 1787) was a Swiss-born Dutch natural philosopher. He conducted early research on giraffes, using skin and bone samples sent in 1764 from South Africa.

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