Alcide d'Orbigny

Also known as Alcides de Orbigny, Alcide Dessalines D'Orbigny, Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny, Alcide d' Orbigny, Alcide Dessalines d' Orbigny, A.D.Orb., d'Orbigny

French scientist (1802–1857)

Key facts

Born: 6 September 1802 ( 1802-09-06 ) , Couëron , France
Died: 30 June 1857 (1857-06-30) (aged 54), Pierrefitte-sur-Seine
Known for: malacology, fossils, palaeontology
Fields: Natural history
Institutions: Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
Thesis: Recherches sur les Ammonites (1846)

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Instance of: human
Given name: Alcide
Gender: male
Citizenship: France
Place of birth: Couëron
Place of death: Pierrefitte-sur-Seine
Sibling: Charles d'Orbigny
Employer: Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
Languages spoken: French
Award: Grande Médaille d'Or des Explorations
Field of work: stratigraphy
Image: Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny 1802.jpg

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Commons category: Alcide d'Orbigny
date of birth: 1802-09-06
date of death: 1857-06-30
member of: Société géologique de France
name in native language: Alcide Dessalines d'Orbigny
student: Jules-René Bourguignat
author citation (zoology): d'Orbigny
Commons Creator page: Alcide d'Orbigny
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birth name: Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny
collection items at: National Museum of Natural History
has works in the collection: Memoria Chilena

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Encyclopedic overview

Alcide Charles Victor Marie Dessalines d'Orbigny ( French pronunciation: [alsid ʃaʁl viktɔʁ maʁi dɛsalin dɔʁbiɲi]; 6 September 1802 – 30 June 1857) was a French naturalist who made major contributions in many areas, including zoology (including malacology), palaeontology, geology, archaeology and anthropology.

D'Orbigny was born in Couëron (Loire-Atlantique), the son of a ship's physician and amateur naturalist. The family moved to La Rochelle in 1820, where his interest in natural history was developed while studying the marine fauna and especially the microscopic creatures that he named "foraminiferans".

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