Aloïs Humbert, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Aloïs Humbert

Swiss naturalist (1829-1887)

Date of Birth: 22-Sep-1829

Place of Birth: Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland

Date of Death: 14-May-1887

Profession: naturalist, paleontologist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Virgo

Aloïs Humbert (22 September 1829, in Geneva – 14 May 1887) was a Swiss naturalist and paleontologist who specialized in the study of myriapods. In 1852 he began work as a curator at the Musée d'histoire naturelle in Geneva, where he worked closely with François Jules Pictet.
He was involved in scientific missions to Ceylon and to Syria / Lebanon, from which, he collected a large number of specimens for the museum.
While in the Middle East, he made important discoveries of fossil fish.