Zone d'identification
Type of entity
Personne
Forme autorisée du nom
Cuvier, Georges, Baron
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Description area
Dates d’existence
1769-1832
Historique
A French naturalist and zoologist, sometimes referred to as the 'founding father of palaeontology'. Cuvier was a major figure in natural sciences research in the early 19th century and was instrumental in establishing the fields of comparative anatomy and palaeontology through his work in comparing living animals with fossils