Jules Haime
French geologist, paleontologist and zoologist known for his research of coral. / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jules Haime (28 March 1824, Tours – 28 September 1856, Paris) was a French geologist, paleontologist and zoologist known for his research of coral.
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Born | (1824-03-28)March 28, 1824 |
Died | September 28, 1856(1856-09-28) (aged 32) Paris, France |
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After studying medicine in Tours, he focused his energies towards natural history. Subsequently, he relocated to Paris, where he came under the influence of zoologist Henri Milne-Edwards. In 1855 he became a professor of natural history at the Lycée Napoléon in Paris. In January 1856 (several months prior to his death at age 32) he was named vice-president of the Société géologique de France.[1]