Dugès Alfredo 1826-1910
Dugès is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Antoine Louis Dugès (1797–1838), French obstetrician and naturalist *Alfredo Dugès (1826–1910), French-born Mexican physician and naturalist, son of Antoine *Marie Jonet Dugès Marie Jonet Dugès (1730–1797) was a French midwife. Family Jonet Dugès' daughter, Marie Lachapelle, was also a renowned midwife. From an early age, her daughter was a constant companion and assisted at births. Dugès taught her everything she ...

Antoine Louis Dugès
Antoine Louis Dugès (19 December 1797 – 1 May 1838) was a French obstetrician and naturalist born in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes. He was the father of zoologist Alfredo Dugès (1826–1910), and a nephew to midwife Marie-Louise Lachapelle (1769–1821). He studied medicine in Paris and began work as a prosector in 1820. In 1825 he received his agrégation, shortly afterwards being appointed professor of obstetrics at the University of Montpellier. In 1826, he published ''Manuel d'obstétrique'', a textbook on obstetrics that was published in several editions. He was also responsible for the publication of his aunt's works on obstetrics. As a zoologist, Dugès conducted osteological and myological studies of amphibians. He also performed extensive research of acarids (mites). In 1838, he published an influential work on comparative physiology, titled ''Traité de physiologie comparée''. He was a member of several learned societies, including the ''Académie d ...
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Alfredo Dugès
Alfredo Dugès (birth name- Alfred Auguste Delsescautz Dugès); (16 April 1826 – 7 January 1910) was a French-born, Mexican physician and naturalist born in Montpellier. He was the son of zoologist Antoine Louis Dugès (1797-1838). Alfredo Dugès is largely remembered for his extensive studies of Mexican herpetology. He studied medicine at the University of Paris, and in 1852 emigrated to Mexico. He settled in Guanajuato, where he worked as an obstetrician, also giving classes in natural history at the ''Escuela de Estudios Superiores de Guanajuato''. With his brother, entomologist Eugenio Dugès (1826-1895), he organized frequent field trips in order to collect specimens. Dugès published numerous scientific papers in several fields including herpetology, botany, and entomology. At Guanajuato, he was director of the local museum, later named the '' Museo Alfredo Dugès'' ( es) in his honor. In Mexico, he described 40 new species of reptiles and amphibians, of which nearly hal ...
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