Jean Piveteau
French scientist (1899–1991) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
Jean Piveteau (23 September 1899 – 7 March 1991) was a distinguished French vertebrate paleontologist. He was elected to the French Academy of Sciences in 1956 and served as the institute's president in 1973.[1]
 | You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in French. (September 2023) Click [show] for important translation instructions.
|
Jean Piveteau | |
|---|---|
| Born | 23 September 1899 |
| Died | 7 March 1991 (aged 91) |
| Occupation | Palaeontologist |
Two genera of Triassic fish, the actinopterygian Piveteaunotus and the actinistian Piveteauia, and a genus of Middle Jurassic theropod dinosaur, Piveteausaurus, are named in his honor.
Wikiwand in your browser!
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Every time you click a link to Wikipedia, Wiktionary or Wikiquote in your browser's search results, it will show the modern Wikiwand interface.
Wikiwand extension is a five stars, simple, with minimum permission required to keep your browsing private, safe and transparent.
Remove ads