Jules François Mabille, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Jules François Mabille

French malacologist, biologist and zoologist

Date of Birth: 05-Dec-1831

Place of Birth: Tours, Centre-Val de Loire, France

Date of Death: 01-Jan-1904

Profession: zoologist, biologist, malacologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Jules François Mabille (Tours, 5 December 1831 - 18 January 1904) was a French malacologist, biologist and zoologist who in many trips around the world discovered and studied many species of mollusc. In 1882-83 Mabille participated in the French scientific expedition to Cape Horn and the South Seas, with his fellow malacologist Alphonse Trémeau de Rochebrune and they described many new species of mollusc.
His extensive research was written up in 1889.