Alphonse Milne-Edwards

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Alphonse Milne-Edwards (October 13, 1835 - April 21, 1900) was a French ornithologist and carcinologist. He was the son of Henri Milne-Edwards.

Milne-Edwards became professor of ornithology at the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle in 1876, devoting himself especially to fossil birds and deep-sea exploration. He became Director of the museum in 1891.

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