Charles Nicholas Aubé, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Charles Nicholas Aubé

French physician and entomologist

Date of Birth: 06-May-1802

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

Date of Death: 15-Oct-1869

Profession: physician, pharmacist, entomologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Charles Nicholas Aubé (6 May 1802 in Paris – 15 October 1869), was a French physician and entomologist. Aubé studied at the school of pharmacy in Paris, joining in botanical sorties organised by its members and by the Museum. Gaining his diploma in 1824, he married a sister of Gustave Planche (1808-1857) in 1826. Commencing studies in medicine in 1829 he gained the title of Doctor in 1836 with a thesis on "la gale" (scabies). He was a founding member of the Société Entomologique de France of which he was "Dirigent" or director in 1842 and 1846 He worked on certain groups of Coleoptera for the publications of Pierre François Marie Auguste Dejean (1780-1845). His collection is currently preserved by the Société Entomologique.