[3] Alphonse Davanne was a founding member of the Société française de photographie in 1854 and served on the board of directors.

[5] In January 1863, he worked alongside French chemist Aimé Girard on the action of nitrate of silver upon albumen.

He was also a professor of photography at the National School of Bridges and Highways (French: École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées).

[11] In August 1887, The English Mechanic and World of Science highlighted that Davanne announced a 1000 franc prize for a photographic plate combining the benefits of both gelatin and collodion, with a submission deadline of 31 December 1888.

[15] Davanne, the chairman of the board of directors of the French Photographic Society, was appointed as president of the awards jury for the Exposition Universelle of 1889.