Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat

French entomologist

Date of Birth: 29-Mar-1799

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

Date of Death: 16-Dec-1884

Profession: entomologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat was a French entomologist, born 29 March 1799 at Paris and died 16 December 1884 in the same city. In government service in Paris, this amateur entomologist studied mainly beetles and birds.
He published nearly 250 notes and papers and was the author of more than 2,000 species. He was one of the founders of the Société entomologique de France in 1832.
On his death his collection was dispersed.
Parts are in the Natural History Museum in London along with some manuscripts.



Alternative names	legal name: Gaspard-Félix Tournachon pseudonym: Nadar
Description	French photographer, caricaturist, writer and balloonist
Date of birth/death	6 April 1820	20 March 1910 / 21 March 1910
Location of birth/death	Paris	former 4th arrondissement of Paris
Work period	1854–1910
Work location	Paris
Authority control	: Q40116 VIAF: 84808952 ISNI: 0000 0001 2141 8535 ULAN: 500005199 LCCN: n50014563 NLA: 35553829 WorldCat