Georges Cuvier
Deceased Q171969

Georges Cuvier

French naturalist, zoologist and paleontologist (1769–1832)

Born: August 23, 1769 (1769) · Montbéliard
Died: May 13, 1832 (1832) · Paris
Age at death: 62 years
Cause of death: cholera
Manner of death: natural causes
Nationality France
Occupation writer, politician, university teacher, philosopher, professor, botanist, naturalist, geologist, zoologist, ornithologist, anthropologist, archaeologist, paleontologist, biologist, scientific collector, ichthyologist, malacologist
Field of work zoology, natural science, paleontology, comparative anatomy
Education University of Stuttgart
Employer Collège de France, Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Position held member of the Chamber of Peers, director of the Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, seat 35 of the Académie française
Gender male

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