Henri d'Orbigny, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Henri d'Orbigny

French architect and entomologist

Date of Birth: 16-May-1845

Place of Birth: Paris, ÃŽle-de-France, France

Date of Death: 29-Jun-1915

Profession: architect, entomologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus


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About Henri d'Orbigny

  • Henri-Joseph d'Orbigny (16 May 1845, Paris – 29 June 1915, Paris) was a French architect and entomologist. From 1864 he studied at the École des Beaux-Arts, where he was a pupil of Honoré Daumet (1826-1911).
  • As an architect he built the Musée d'Orbigny-Bernon in La Rochelle.
  • From 1887 to 1889, he was a member of the Société des amis des monuments parisiens.From the age of 50, he devoted his time to entomology, researching beetles, in particular scarab beetles.
  • His best known written work was Synopsis des Onthophagides d'Afrique (1913), published in the Annales de la Société Entomologique de France.
  • Orbigny was a member of the Société entomologique de France.

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