Photo: unknown 1908/ Didier Descouens 2010, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons¹⁴

Édouard Lartet

French paleontologist

Édouard Lartet (15 April 1801 – 28 January 1871) was a French geologist and paleontologist, and a pioneer of Paleolithic archaeology. He is also known for coining the prehistoric taxon Amphicyon, making it one of the earliest-described fossil carnivorans in the palaeontological record.²

From Wikipedia’s article on Édouard Lartet (this version), CC BY-SA 4.0.

Born Apr 15, 1801, died Jan 28, 1871.¹

Companies

Société géologique de FranceChair¹³

Early life and education

1820Faculté de Droit de Toulouse licence³
Date not recordedCollège de France³

Career

Occupation: jurist, archaeologist, lawyer, paleontologist, prehistorian.⁷

1869 to 1871Professor⁵
1869President, Society of Anthropology of Paris⁵
1866President of the Geological Society of France⁵
Date not recordedFounded paleoanthropology⁴
Date not recordedChair, Société géologique de France⁶

Personal life

BornApr 15, 1801, Castelnau-Barbarens⁸
DiedJan 28, 1871, Seissan⁹
CitizenshipFrance¹⁰
Children1¹¹

Awards

1867Officer of the Legion of Honour¹²

Sources

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WikidataÉdouard Lartet on Wikidata
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WikipediaÉdouard Lartet on Wikipedia
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WikidataÉdouard Lartet: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉdouard Lartet: Founded paleoanthropology, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉdouard Lartet: President of the Geological Society of France, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉdouard Lartet: Chair, Société géologique de France, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉdouard Lartet: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉdouard Lartet: place of birth, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉdouard Lartet: place of death, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉdouard Lartet: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉdouard Lartet: number of children, on Wikidata
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WikidataÉdouard Lartet: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataSociété géologique de France, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsÉdouard Lartet photo by unknown 1908/ Didier Descouens 2010, CC BY-SA 3.0