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Charles Parzudaki (7 May 1806 Chania – 30 December 1889 Nointel, Oise) was an Ottoman-French ornithologist and natural history dealer. Charles Parzudaki was awarded for his outstanding taxidermic exhibits, which he exhibited at the Exposition publique des produits de l'industrie française, in 1839, 1844 and 1849. Around 1839 he began a natural goods trade at 2 rue Bouloi fr in Paris, which he later ran together with his stepson Émile until about 1864. To improve their exhibits, they had the support of artists such as Elie Maillard (1838–1887), who repainted the glass eyes of the bird mounts and the sculptor Jules Dalou (1838–1902), who replaced the usual stuffing materials with clay.