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Paul Gervais

French paleontologist and entomologist (1816–1879)

Paul Gervais (full name: François Louis Paul Gervais) (26 September 1816 – 10 February 1879) was a French palaeontologist and entomologist.²

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

Born Sep 26, 1816, died Feb 11, 1879.¹

Companies

Société géologique de FranceChair 1870 to 1871¹⁶

Early life and education

Date not recordedUniversity of Paris³

Career

Occupation: zoologist, entomologist, university teacher, ornithologist, ichthyologist, scientific collector, paleontologist, botanist.⁸

1878President of the Société entomologique de France⁶
1870 to 1871President of the Geological Society of France⁶
1870 to 1871Chair, Société géologique de France⁷
1869President of the Société entomologique de France⁶
1868 to 1879Professor⁶
1865 to 1868Professor⁶
1856 to 1865Dean⁶
1845 to 1856Professor⁶
Date not recordedWorked at University of Montpellier⁴
Date not recordedWorked at University of Paris⁴
Date not recordedFounded Journal de zoologie⁵

Personal life

BornSep 26, 1816, former 12th arrondissement of Paris^{9 10}
DiedFeb 11, 1879, 5th arrondissement of Paris^{11 12}
CitizenshipFrance¹³
Residence5th arrondissement of Paris¹⁴

Awards

1870Officer of the Legion of Honour¹⁵
1858Knight of the Legion of Honour¹⁵

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Sources

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WikidataPaul Gervais on Wikidata
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WikipediaPaul Gervais on Wikipedia
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WikidataPaul Gervais: education, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaul Gervais: Worked at University of Montpellier, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaul Gervais: Founded Journal de zoologie, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaul Gervais: Professor, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaul Gervais: Chair, Société géologique de France, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaul Gervais: occupation, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaul Gervais: place of birth, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of birth, as reported by Archives de Paris
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WikidataPaul Gervais: place of death, on Wikidata
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Wikidataplace of death, as reported by Archives de Paris
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WikidataPaul Gervais: citizenship, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaul Gervais: residence, on Wikidata
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WikidataPaul Gervais: award, on Wikidata
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WikidataSociété géologique de France, Chair
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Wikimedia CommonsPaul Gervais photo by Unknown author Unknown author, Public domain