Étienne Louis Geoffroy

Deceased Person

1725 – 1810

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Who was Étienne Louis Geoffroy?

Étienne Louis Geoffroy was a French entomologist and pharmacist. He was born in Paris and died in Soissons. He followed the binomial nomenclature of Carl von Linné and devoted himself mainly to beetles.

Geoffroy was the author of Histoire abrégée des Insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris. Paris : Durand Vol. 1 8 + 523 pp. 10 pls and co-author with Antoine François of Entomologia Parisiensis, sive, Catalogus insectorum quae in agro Parisiensi reperiuntur ....

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Born
Oct 12, 1725
France
Also known as
  • Etienne Louis Geoffroy
Nationality
  • France
Died
Aug 12, 1810

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on July 23, 2013

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