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Latreille, Pierre-André

Latreille, Pierre-André
born Nov. 29, 1762, Brive-la-Gaillarde, Fr.
died Feb. 6, 1833, Paris

French zoologist, regarded as the father of entomology.

An ordained priest, in 1796 he published his Summary of the Generic Characteristics of Insects, Arranged in a Natural Order, which led to his becoming head of entomology at the National Museum of Natural History. His principal later work was his Comprehensive Natural History of Crustaceans and Insects (14 vol., 1802–05). The two works, representing the first detailed classification of insects and crustaceans, mark the beginnings of modern entomology. In 1829 he took the professorial chair vacated by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck.

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▪ French zoologist
born Nov. 29, 1762, Brive-la-Gaillarde, France
died Feb. 6, 1833, Paris
 French zoologist and Roman Catholic priest, often considered to be the father of modern entomology. He was responsible for the first detailed classification of crustaceans and insects.

      Although he was a devoted student of natural history, Latreille was educated for the priesthood and was ordained in Paris in 1786. Publication of his Précis des caractères génériques des insectes disposés dans un ordre naturel (1796; “Summary of the Generic Characteristics of Insects, Arranged in a Natural Order”) marked the beginnings of modern entomology, the scientific study of insects. It also brought him the position of head of the entomology department at the National Museum of Natural History, Paris (1799). In this capacity Latreille published many works, among them Histoire naturelle générale et particulière des crustacés et insectes, 14 vol. (1802–05; “Comprehensive Natural History of Crustaceans and Insects”). In 1829 he succeeded Jean Lamarck as professor of zoology in crustaceans, arachnids, and insects at the National Museum of Natural History.

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Universalium. 2010.

  
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