Father Armand David ( 27 September 1826 Ezpeleta -- 10 November 1900 in Paris ) , also known in common names by the French Père David , was a Lazarist missionary Catholic priest as well as a zoologist and a botanist .
Father Armand David ( September 27 , 1826 near Bayonne -- November 10 , 1900 in Paris ) was a Lazarist missionary Catholic priest as well as a zoologist and a botanist .