Jean Baptiste Lucien Buquet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jean Baptiste Lucien Buquet

French entomologist

Date of Birth: 04-Mar-1807

Place of Birth: Deinze, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 14-Dec-1889

Profession: entomologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Jean Baptiste Lucien Buquet (4 March 1807, Deinze –14 December 1889, Paris) was a French entomologist and insect dealer mainly interested in Coleoptera.
He described many new genera and species. Buquet’s business dealt in exotic Coleoptera, especially Dynastidae, Buprestidae, Lucanidae, Scarabeidae and Cerambycidae.
He also sold Lepidoptera, especially Morpho and Agrias.
The insects came mainly from the French colonial empires. He was a member of the Société entomologique de France