Historedia
Person

Armand David

Events
1
Episodes
2
Years
1869

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Armand David, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. Père Armand David receives giant panda skin and describes Davidia

    1869

    Role: Missionary, zoologist, and botanist

    1. 1869 · Baoxing, ChinaReceipt of Giant Panda Skin

      David received a giant panda skin from a hunter in Baoxing, marking the first Western encounter with the species.

    2. 1869 · Baoxing, ChinaFirst Description of Davidia

      David described the pocket handkerchief tree in 1869, sending specimens to Paris for formal classification.

Sources

  1. Armand David Wikipedia, revision of 2026-07-01
  2. Davidia involucrata Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01