Jeanne Villepreux-Power, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jeanne Villepreux-Power

French biologist

Date of Birth: 25-Sep-1794

Place of Birth: Juillac, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France

Date of Death: 25-Jan-1871

Profession: zoologist, biologist, dressmaker, marine biologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Jeanne Villepreux-Power née Jeanne Villepreux (24 September 1794 – 25 January 1871) was a pioneering French marine biologist who in 1832 was the first person to create aquaria for experimenting with aquatic organisms.
The English biologist Richard Owen referred to her as the "Mother of Aquariophily."