paleontologist
Georges Cuvier.
French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)
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About Georges Cuvier
Jean Léopold Nicolas Frédéric, baron Cuvier, known as Georges Cuvier, was a French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the "founding father of paleontology". Cuvier was a major figure in natural sciences research in the early 19th century and was instrumental in establishing the fields of comparative anatomy and paleontology through his work in comparing living animals with fossils.
Everything about Georges Cuvier →- Occupation
- paleontologist, politician, zoologist, ornithologist
- Position held
- member of the Chamber of Peers, director of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, Member of the Académie française, vice president
- Citizenship
- France
- Born
- August 23, 1769, August 24, 1769, 1769
- Died
- May 13, 1832