Mariano de la Paz Graëlls y de la Aguera, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Mariano de la Paz Graëlls y de la Aguera

Spanish entomologist (1809–1898)

Date of Birth: 24-Jan-1809

Place of Birth: Tricio, La Rioja, Spain

Date of Death: 14-Feb-1898

Profession: naturalist, physician, politician, zoologist, botanist, entomologist

Nationality: Spain

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Mariano de la Paz Graëlls y de la Aguera (1809 – 1898) was a Spanish entomologist notable for pioneering work on the insects of corpses. Graëlls was born in Tricio, in the Province of Logroño.
He died in Madrid where he had been professor of zoology. The moth genus Graellsia and the Graells's tamarin are named after him. He also identified the Iberian badger subspecies Meles meles marianensis.