Jules René Bourguignat
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Jules René Bourguignat (19 August 1829, Brienne-Napoléon, Aube – 7 April 1892) was a French malacologist, a scientist who studied mollusks. He served as secretary-general of the Société malacologique de France.[1] He traveled widely, visiting, for example, Lake Tanganyika and North Africa.[2][3] He reportedly defined 112 new genera and around 2540 new species of mollusks.[4]
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Jules René Bourguignat | |
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Born | (1829-08-19)19 August 1829 Brienne-Napoléon, Aube, France |
Died | 7 April 1892(1892-04-07) (aged 62) |
Nationality | French |
Scientific career | |
Fields | malacology |
Author abbrev. (zoology) | Bourgignat |
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