Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville

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Abisara neophron, a butterfly described by Guérin-Méneville in 1847

Félix Édouard Guérin-Méneville (12 October 1799 Toulon – 26 January 1874 Paris) was a French entomologist.^[2]

Guérin-Méneville changed his surname from Guérin in 1836. He was the author of the illustrated work Iconographie du Règne Animal de G. Cuvier 1829–1844, a complement to the work of Georges Cuvier and Pierre André Latreille, which lacked illustrations.^[2] He also founded several revues :le Magasin de zoologie, d’anatomie comparée et de paléontologie (1830), la Revue zoologique par la Société cuviérienne (1838), la Revue et Magasin de zoologie pure et appliquée (1849), Revue de sériciculture (1863). He was editor of Dictionnaire Pittoresque d’Histoire Naturelle, published in Paris 1836-1839. Guérin-Méneville was elected president of the Société Entomologique de France for the year 1846.

References

↑ Гелева, П. А. Научная фантастика Артура Конан-Дойля // В ядовитом поясе / Артур Конан-Дойль. — М. : ИК «Столица» (Изд. группа GELEOS Publishing House) : Архив-консалт, 2010. — 320 с. — (Книжная коллекция МК).
↑ 2.0 2.1 Hans G. Hansson. "Félix Édouard Guérin". Biographical Etymology of Marine Organism Names. Göteborgs Universitet. Retrieved June 4, 2010.

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Name	Guerin-Meneville, Felix Edouard
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Short description	French entomologist
Date of birth	12 October 1799
Place of birth	Toulon
Date of death	26 January 1874
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