Amédée Louis Michel Le Peletier
Amédée Louis Michel Le Peletier, comte de Saint-Fargeau , often also written Lepeletier , (born October 9, 1770 in Paris , † August 23, 1845 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye ) was a French entomologist .
Le Peletier was the half-brother of Louis-Michel Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau (1760-1793) and the brother of Félix Lepeletier (1767-1837).
He showed a keen interest in hymenoptera (Hymenoptera). From 1832 Le Peletier was archivist at the Société entomologique de France , the Entomological Society of France, to whose president he was elected the following year. He held this office until the end of his life.
Works
- Histoire naturelle des insectes. Hyménoptères. Roret, Paris 1836-46 pm
- Memoires sur le G. Gorytes Latr. Arpactus Jur. Paris 1832.
- Monographia tenthredinetarum, synonimia extricata. Levrault, Paris 1823-25.
- Mémoire sur quelques espéces nouvelles d'Insectes de la section des hyménoptères appelés les portetuyaux et sur les caractères de cette famille et des genres qui la composent. Paris 1806.
- Défense de Félix Lepeletier. Vatar, Paris 1796/97.
literature
- Roger Gourmelon, Michel Antoine, Monique Langlois: Archives Rosanbo. Le Peletier Fund, 259 AP. Inventory. = Archives nationales (France) Manuscript. 259 AP .. Archives Nationales, Paris 1993, ISBN 2-86000-229-4 .
- Jacques-Louis David - Portrait of Suzanne le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau. In the Sale of 19th Century European Paintings, Drawings and Watercolors. Auction: 11 June 1997. Sotheby's, London 1997.
Web links
- Literature by and about Amédée Louis Michel Le Peletier in the SUDOC catalog (Association of French University Libraries)
- Information on Amédée Louis Michel Le Peletier in the database of the Bibliothèque nationale de France .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Le Peletier, Amédée Louis Michel |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lepeletier, Amédée Louis Michel; Le Peletier de Saint-Fargeau, Amédée Louis Michel; Lepeletier de Saint-Fargeau, Amédée Louis Michel |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French entomologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 9, 1770 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Paris |
| DATE OF DEATH | August 23, 1845 |
| Place of death | Saint-Germain-en-Laye |