Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier
1769-1832
French anatomist considered the father of comparative anatomy. He extended Carolus Linnaeus's classification syst...
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Georges Cuvier Revolutionizes Paleontology
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In the wake of the French Revolution (1789-99), young naturalist Georges Cuvier took up arms against conventional beliefs calling into question the ...
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Georges Cuvier
1769-1832
French Anatomist and Paleontologist
Georges Cuvier was France's leading naturalist and the father of paleontology and comparative anatomy. Born in the Jura mountain reg...
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Cuvier, Georges (1769-1832)
French naturalist
Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert, Baron Cuvier was a French naturalist who is known as the founder of the field of p...
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Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert, Baron Cuvier was a French naturalist who is known as the founder of modern comparative anatomy and as the founder of the field o...
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Although Cuvier was trained as an anatomist, his contribution to the science of biology and the organization of plants and animals was so substantial that he is known today as the founder of comparati...
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The French zoologist and biologist Baron Georges Léopold Cuvier (1769-1832) made significant contributions in the fields of paleontology, comparative anatomy, and taxonomy and was one of the ch...
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Georges Léopold Chrétien Frédéric Dagobert Cuvier
Cuvier, Georges (1769-1832)
Georges Cuvier
Georges-Léopold-Chrétien-Frédéric-Dagobert, Baron
Georges Léopold Cuvier, Baron