François Jules Pictet de la Rive
Deceased Person
1809 – 1872
Who was François Jules Pictet de la Rive?
François Jules Pictet de la Rive was a Swiss zoologist and palaeontologist.
He was born in Geneva. He graduated B. Sc. at Geneva in 1829, and pursued his studies for a short time at Paris, where under the influence of Georges Cuvier, de Blainville and others, he worked at natural history and comparative anatomy. On his return to Geneva in 1830 he assisted A. P. de Candolle by giving demonstrations in comparative anatomy. Five years later, when de Candolle retired, Pictet was appointed professor of zoology and comparative anatomy.
In 1846 his duties were restricted to certain branches of zoology, including geology and palaeontology, and these he continued to teach until 1859, when he retired to devote his energies to the museum of natural history and to special palaeontological work. He was rector of the academy from 1847 to 1850, and again from 1866 to 1868. He was for many years a member of the "Grand Conseil", the parliament of the Canton of Geneva, and president of the "Grand Conseil" in 1863 and 1864.
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- Born
- Sep 27, 1809
Switzerland - Also known as
- Francois Jules Pictet de la Rive
- Nationality
- Switzerland
- Died
- Mar 15, 1872
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on July 23, 2013
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