Hippolyte Lucas

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Hippolyte Lucas
Hippolyte Lucas

Hippolyte Lucas (January 17, 1814 – July 5, 1899) was a French entomologist.

Lucas was an assistant-naturalist at the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle. From 1839 to 1842 he studied fauna as part of the scientific Commission on the exploration of Algeria.

His brother was Prosper Lucas.

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  • Histoire naturelle des lépidoptères exotiques. Ouvrage orné de 200 figures peintes d'après nature par Pauquet et gravées sur acier. Paris, Pauquet, Bibliothèque Zoologique 1835
  • Histoire naturelle des animaux articulés. Exploration scientifique de l'Algérie, pendant les années 1840, 1841 et 1842 ... Paris, Imprimerie Nationale (1844-1849).Published in 25 Volumes this work contains 122 fine engraved plates.

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