Pierre Millière
Deceased Person
1811 – 1887
Who was Pierre Millière?
Pierre Millière was a French entomologist chiefly interested in Lepidoptera.
Born 1 December 1811 in Saint-Jean-de-Losne on the Côte d'Or and died 29 May 1887 in Cannes Millière was a pharmacist and dealer who studied Lepidoptera as a hobby, though in a very professional manner.
He was the author of Iconographie et description de Chenilles et Lépidoptères inédits. Paris, F. Savy, 1859-1874. 35 parts.
His collections of Macrolepidoptera and Pyralidae are in Palais Coburg in Vienna, there are some of his Microlepidoptera in the Natural History Museum, Leiden but the bulk of his Microlepdoptera collection is in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle in Paris.
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- Born
- Dec 1, 1811
Saint-Jean-de-Losne - Also known as
- Pierre Milliere
- Nationality
- France
- Died
- May 29, 1887
Cannes
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on July 23, 2013
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