Maurice Caullery
Maurice Caullery , more precisely Maurice Jules Gaston Corneille Caullery (born September 5, 1868 in Bergues , France, † July 15, 1958 in Paris ) was a French biologist, especially zoologist . Its official botanical author's abbreviation is " Caullery ".
Live and act
Caullery taught at the University of Marseille in 1900 and at the University of Paris in 1903 . He succeeded Alfred Giard as director of the zoological station in Wimereux in 1909.
Caullery became known for his research on parasitic protozoa and marine vertebrates. He researched how the morphology, reproduction and ecology of tunicates (Tunicata, Urochordata) and annelids (Annelida) affected their evolution. He described the sea worm Siboglinum weberi , which later formed the basis for the establishment of the animal order of the beard worms (Pogonophora).
Honors
In 1920 Caullery was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences . In 1928 he became a member of the Académie des Sciences . In 1930 he was admitted to the Royal Society of Edinburgh as an Honorary Fellow . In 1947 he was awarded the Linnean Medal of the Linnean Society of London . In 1948 he was elected to the Royal Society as a Foreign Member .
Works
- Le Parasitime et la symbiose . 1922.
- The problem of evolution . 1931.
- Organism et sexualité . 1942.
literature
- Entry in the Encyclopædia Britannica , 15th edition, 1998. (Eng.)
Web links
- Author entry and list of the described plant names for Maurice Caullery at the IPNI
- Entry to Caullery; Maurice Jules Gaston Corneille (1868-1958) in the Archives of the Royal Society , London
Individual evidence
- ^ Fellows Directory. Biographical Index: Former RSE Fellows 1783–2002. Royal Society of Edinburgh, accessed October 16, 2019 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Caullery, Maurice |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Caullery, Maurice Jules Gaston Corneille (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French zoologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 5, 1868 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Bergues , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 15, 1958 |
| Place of death | Paris |