Brisson, Mathurin Jacques (1723–1806) French ornithologist.
Named genera:
Jacana 1760 = Jacanas
Himantopus 1760 = Stilts
Glareola 1760 = Pratincoles
Vanellus 1760 = Lapwings
Pluvialis 1760 = Tundra Plovers
Limosa 1760 = Godwits
Numenius 1760 = Curlews and Whimbrels
Arenaria 1760 = Turnstones
Phalaropus 1760 = Phalaropes
Gallinago 1760 = Snipes
Named species:
Pluvialis aurea 1760 = European Golden Plover Pluvialis apricaria
Pluvialis major 1760 = Eurasian Stone-Curlew Burhinus oedicnemus
Vanellus griseus 1760 = Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Vanellus helveticus 1760 = Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Vanellus varius 1760 = Grey Plover Pluvialis squatarola
Named subspecies:
Pluvialis dominicensis aurea 1760 = American Golden Plover Pluvialis dominica