André Marie Constant Duméril
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French zoologist
Key facts
- Born
- 1 January 1774 ( 1774-01 ) , Amiens , Kingdom of France
- Died
- 14 August 1860 (1860-08-14) (aged 86), Paris , France
- Education
- University of Rouen
- Known for
- Zoologie analytique
- Children
- Auguste Duméril
- Awards
- Académie des Sciences , American Philosophical Society , commander of the Légion d'Honneur
- Fields
- Zoology
- Institutions
- Muséum national d'histoire naturelle
- Author abbrev zoology
- Duméril
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- France
- Place of birth
- Amiens
- Place of death
- Paris
- Child
- Auguste Duméril
- Occupation
- ichthyologist
- Educated at
- University of Paris
- Languages spoken
- French
- Field of work
- zoologist
- Image
- André Marie Constant Duméril.jpg
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- member of
- Académie Nationale de Médecine
- Commons category
- André Marie Constant Duméril
- author citation (zoology)
- Duméril
- name in native language
- André Marie Constant Duméril
- date of birth
- 1774-01-01
- date of death
- 1860-08-14
- Commons gallery
- André Marie Constant Duméril
- writing language
- French
- P8168
- Francis Locke
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Encyclopedic overview
André Marie Constant Duméril (1 January 1774 – 14 August 1860) was a French zoologist. He was professor of anatomy at the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle from 1801 to 1812, when he became professor of herpetology and ichthyology. His son Auguste Duméril was also a zoologist, and the author citation Duméril is used for both André and his son.
Life
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