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Louis d'Hamonville

Louis d'Hamonville is a biology topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Louis d'Hamonville rather than just read about it. In short: Baron Jean Charles Louis Tardif d'Hamonville (30 August 1830 in Saint-Mihiel – 1899), was a French ornithologist and conchologist, and the author of a number of books on natural history. He was mayor of the town and lived at the Château de Manonville.

Key takeaways

Louis d'Hamonville belongs to biology; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Louis d'Hamonville to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Louis d'Hamonville from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Baron Jean Charles Louis Tardif d'Hamonville (30 August 1830 in Saint-Mihiel – 1899), was a French ornithologist and conchologist, and the author of a number of books on natural history. He was mayor of the town and lived at the Château de Manonville. He was the son of Antoine Edouard Tardif d'Hamonville (1797–1865) and Barbe Louise Barrois (1800- ). He is best known for his book "Atlas de poche des oiseaux de France, Belgique et Suisse, utiles ou nuisibles – Suivi d'une étude d'ensemble sur les oiseaux" first published in 1898. Comprising 72 chromolithograph plates and 153 pages of text written by d'Hamonville, it showed the common names in French and Latin. It dealt with the taxonomy of birds, advice on collecting, and the role of birds in the wild. He was also the author of

"Description d'espèces nouvelles de Coquilles du Tonkin et observations sur quelques autres mollusques de la même région" – Ph. Dautzenberg & Baron L. d'Hamonville / Paris : Ph. Dautzenberg, 1887 "La vie des oiseaux – scènes d'apres nature" – Baron d'Hamonville / Paris : J.-B. Baillière et fils, 1890 "Voeu tendant à la suppression de la petite chasse dans toute la France" – M. d'Hamonville / Nancy : impr. de Berger-Levrault, 1892 "Les Oiseaux utiles de la France" – Baron d'Hamonville / Versailles : impr. de Cerf, 1896 He was married in 1858 to Louise du Bouëxic de Pinieux (1839–1893). They had two children, Marie Tardif d'Hamonville (born ca. 1860) married in 1885 to François René Boucher de Morlaincourt, Général de Brigade (1853–1937), and another child born ca. 1862.

External links "Atlas de poche des oiseaux de France, Belgique et Suisse" download Image of Château de Manonville

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Illustrations

Louis d'Hamonville: Louis d'Hamonville (right) and his gamekeeper — Louis d'Hamonville (right) and his gamekeeper

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Louis d'Hamonville

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Louis d'Hamonville claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In biology, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Louis d'Hamonville before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Louis d'Hamonville ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Louis d'Hamonville

In research: Louis d'Hamonville appears in biology research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Louis d'Hamonville in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Louis d'Hamonville is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 1830 births, 1899 deaths, French barons, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Louis d'Hamonville outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Louis d'Hamonville in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Louis d'Hamonville means in your own words.
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Frequently asked questions

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Why does Louis d'Hamonville matter?

Because it connects several biology ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Louis d'Hamonville?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

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