Pierre André Latreille

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entomologist human taxonomist zoologist

Pierre André Latreille was a prominent French entomologist of the late 18th and early 19th centuries, renowned for his foundational work in insect classification and taxonomy.

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instanceOf entomologist →
human →
taxonomist →
zoologist →
burialPlace Père Lachaise Cemetery →
countryOfCitizenship France →
dateOfBirth 1762-11-29 →
dateOfDeath 1833-02-06 →
educatedAt seminary of Brive →
employer Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle →
familyName Latreille →
fieldOfWork entomology →
systematics →
taxonomy →
zoology →
givenName André →
Pierre →
hasHonorificNameInTaxonomy Latreillea →
Latreillius →
influenced modern entomological classification →
influencedBy Carl Linnaeus →
knownFor classification of arthropods →
development of modern insect taxonomy →
foundational work in insect classification →
languageOfWorkOrName French →
memberOf Académie des Sciences →
surface form: Académie des sciences

Institut de France →
name Pierre André Latreille self-link →
nationality French →
notableWork Cours d'entomologie →
Familles naturelles du règne animal →
Genera Crustaceorum et Insectorum →
Histoire naturelle des Crustacés et des Insectes →
occupation museum curator →
professor →
placeOfBirth Brive-la-Gaillarde →
Corrèze department →
surface form: Corrèze

France →
placeOfDeath France →
Paris →
religion Roman Catholicism →
sexOrGender male →
usedTaxonomicRank family →
genus →
order →
species →
workPeriod early 19th century →
late 18th century →

Referenced by (8)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Curculionidae → describedBy → Pierre André Latreille →
Formicidae → describedBy → Pierre André Latreille →
Malacostraca → describedBy → Pierre André Latreille →
Myriapoda → describedBy → Pierre André Latreille →
Vespidae → describedBy → Pierre André Latreille →
Polistinae → describedByTaxonAuthor → Pierre André Latreille →
Pierre André Latreille → name → Pierre André Latreille self-link →
Myriapoda → taxonAuthor → Pierre André Latreille →