Bernard Germain de Lacépède
Also known as Lacepede, Lacépède, Bernard Germain Etienne de La Ville sur Illon de Lacepede, Bernard-Germain de Lacépède, Bernard Germain de Lacepede, Bernard-Germain de Lacepede, Bernard-Germain-Étienne de Lacépède, Comte de Lacépède
French naturalist (1756-1825)
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- 1756
- Died
- 1825
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- 76
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- Notice historique sur la vie et les ouvrages de Dolomieu
- Histoire naturelle, générale et particuliere
- Petit Buffon illustré
- Histoire naturelle de l'homme
- Histoire naturelle, générale et particulière des poissons
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Bernard-Germain-Étienne de La Ville-sur-Illon, comte de Lacépède or La Cépède ( French: [bɛʁnaʁ ʒɛʁmɛ̃ etjɛn də la vil syʁ‿ijɔ̃ də lasepɛd]; 26 December 1756 – 6 October 1825) was a French naturalist and an active freemason. He is known for his contribution to the Comte de Buffon's great work, the Histoire Naturelle.
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1756 births1825 deaths18th-century French naturalists18th-century French zoologists19th-century French zoologistsCounts of FranceFrench fellows of the Royal SocietyFrench FreemasonsFrench taxonomistsFrench zoologistsGrand chancellors of the Legion of HonourLes Neuf SœursMembers of the Chamber of Peers of the Bourbon Restoration