BIOLOGIST

Pierre André Latreille

1762 - 1833

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Pierre André Latreille (French pronunciation: [pjɛʁ ɑ̃dʁe latʁɛj]; 29 November 1762 – 6 February 1833) was a French zoologist, specialising in arthropods. Having trained as a Roman Catholic priest before the French Revolution, Latreille was imprisoned, and only regained his freedom after recognising a rare beetle species he found in the prison, Necrobia ruficollis. He published his first important work, Précis des caractères génériques des insectes, in 1796, and was eventually employed by the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle. His foresighted work on arthropod systematics and taxonomy gained him respect and accolades, including being asked to write the volume on insects for George Cuvier's monumental work, Le Règne Animal, the only part not by Cuvier himself. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Pierre André Latreille is the 97th most popular biologist (up from 168th in 2019), the 808th most popular biography from France (up from 1,417th in 2019) and the 18th most popular French Biologist.

Pierre André Latreille was a French zoologist. He is most famous for his work in the classification of invertebrates.

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Among BIOLOGISTS

Among biologists, Pierre André Latreille ranks 97 out of 1,097. Before him are Alfred Hershey, Ernst Mayr, Charles Lucien Bonaparte, Philip Sclater, Aaron Ciechanover, and Christiane Nüsslein-Volhard. After him are Nikolai Vavilov, Erwin Neher, Jan Evangelista Purkyně, Janaki Ammal, Ulisse Aldrovandi, and Christian Gottfried Ehrenberg.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1762, Pierre André Latreille ranks 5. Before him are George IV of the United Kingdom, Johann Gottlieb Fichte, Constanze Mozart, and André Chénier. After him are Thomas-Alexandre Dumas, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Theroigne de Mericourt, Jacques Balmat, Gia Long, and Spencer Perceval. Among people deceased in 1833, Pierre André Latreille ranks 9. Before him are Ferdinand VII of Spain, Ram Mohan Roy, Marie-Antoine Carême, Richard Trevithick, Adrien-Marie Legendre, and Seraphim of Sarov. After him are Oliver Wolcott Jr., William Wilberforce, Jean-Baptiste Jourdan, Paul Johann Anselm Ritter von Feuerbach, Hugh Glass, and Pierre-Narcisse Guérin.

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In France

Among people born in France, Pierre André Latreille ranks 808 out of 6,770. Before him are Louis-Gabriel Suchet (1770), Jacques Audiard (1952), Alexandre Cabanel (1823), Jean Meslier (1664), Catherine Labouré (1806), and Maurice Quentin de La Tour (1704). After him are Jacques Tati (1907), Juliette Binoche (1964), Jean-Victor Poncelet (1788), Maurice Blanchot (1907), François Ravaillac (1578), and Sidonius Apollinaris (430).

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Among BIOLOGISTS In France

Among biologists born in France, Pierre André Latreille ranks 18. Before him are Jean Dausset (1916), Adelbert von Chamisso (1781), Antoine Laurent de Jussieu (1748), René Lesson (1794), Étienne Geoffroy Saint-Hilaire (1772), and Charles Lucien Bonaparte (1803). After him are Jean-Henri Fabre (1823), Joseph Pitton de Tournefort (1656), Aimé Bonpland (1773), Félix d'Herelle (1873), Bernard Germain de Lacépède (1756), and Mathurin Jacques Brisson (1723).

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