Talk:André Michaux

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Portrait

The picture was removed because it is a portrait of his son François André Michaux and can be found there. According to the French version it is: fils d'André Michaux, portrait d'après une peinture de Rembrandt Peale conservée à l'American Philosophical Society. Tusbra (talk) 02:47, 28 October 2008 (UTC)

=Changing the Format and Content

I am working on a class project that requires updating a current article. I have some familiarity with Michaux. Currently, I am working on obtaining a graduate degree in the history of science. I propose that the introductory section include a synopsis of his career and brief comments about his influence. Then, I would like to divide the main body into the following sections.

• Early Years

• • Middle Eastern Adventures

• • • Mission to North America

• • • • Charleston and Wilderness Exploration

• • • • • The Proposal of Jefferson and the Genet Affair

• • • • • • Carolina Piedmont Journeys

• • • • • • • Return to France and Journey to Madagascar

• • • • • • • • Legacies

This format is based on the André Michaux society's format on their website. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Nnkapoor (talk • contribs) 22:19, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Confusing Father & Son: André Michaux and François André Michaux

The quote by Aaron Burr re meeting "Michaux" refers to the son, François André Michaux, not the father André Michaux, who died on Madagascar in 1802. The son, François André Michaux's travels through North America were published in French in 1804 and then in English in 1805. André Michaux, the father only published in French or Latin and was not widely read in the US in the early 19th c., except by scientific botanists. In 1810 "Michaux the botanist" meant the son--who was in the process of publishing his large 3 volume book on North American trees.

This paragraph is in error, and has been removed:

While Michaux is often said to have died in 1802 or 1803, Aaron Burr recorded meeting Michaux in Paris on September 17, 1810. According to Burr he went "to Michaux's, the botanist, who was many years in the United States, and has written a valuable little book of his travels. He is now publishing his account of our trees, which will be extremely interesting. It demonstrates that we (not the whole continent, but the United States alone) have three times the number of useful trees that Europe can boast..." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.15.139.37 (talk) 20:35, 21 November 2016 (UTC)