Achille Guenée ( French Achille Guenée ) - French entomologist, author of numerous descriptions in the taxonomy of butterflies. He has published 63 works, some co-authored with (1774–1846) and Jean-Baptiste Buaduval (1799–1879), of which Species des nocturnes , Histoire naturelle des Insectes are the most famous . Species général des Lépidoptères (parts 5-10, 1836-1857). Since 1832, a member of the French Entomological Society , its president since 1848 and an honorary member since 1874.
| Achille Gene | |
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| fr. Achille guenée | |
| Date of Birth | January 1, 1809 |
| Place of Birth | Chartres |
| Date of death | December 30, 1880 (71 years old) |
| Place of death | Chateaudon |
| A country |  France |
| Scientific field | entomology |
| Taxonomy of wildlife | |
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The researcher who described a number of zoological taxa . The names of these taxa (to indicate authorship) are accompanied by the designation " Guenée " . |
Literature
- Edward Oliver Essig (1931). A History of Entomology. Mac Millan (New York): vii + 1029 p.
- Jean Gouillard (2004). Histoire des entomologistes français, 1750-1950 . Édition entièrement revue et augmentée. Boubée (Paris): 287 p. ISBN 978-2-85004-109-9
- Jean Lhoste (1987). Les Entomologistes français. 1750-1950. INRA Éditions: 351 p.