Édouard Chevreux, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Édouard Chevreux

French carcinologist (1846–1931)

Date of Birth: 10-Nov-1846

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

Date of Death: 10-Jan-1931

Profession: zoologist, carcinologist

Nationality: France

Zodiac Sign: Scorpio

Édouard Chevreux (10 November 1846, in Paris – 10 January 1931, in Bône) was a French carcinologist.Chevreux specialised in the study of Amphipoda, an order of malacostracan crustaceans.
With Jean-Louis Fage (1883–1964), he was co-author of the section on "Amphipodes" in the Faune de France.The genera Chevreuxius and Chevreuxiella are named after him, as are numerous crustacean species.