Pierre Millière
Pierre Millière (born December 1, 1811 in Saint-Jean-de-Losne , France , † May 29, 1887 in Cannes ) was a French entomologist .
Live and act
As a trained pharmacist , he devoted himself to his hobby, butterflies . As part of his scientific work, Millière published a total of 35 editions (collected in 3 volumes) of Iconographie et description de Chenilles et Lépidoptères inédits between 1859 and 1874 . Paris, F. Savy.
His collections of large butterflies and hornbills are kept in the Palais Coburg in Vienna . Most of the small butterfly collection is housed in the Muséum national d'histoire naturelle , the national museum of natural history in Paris , while a small part is also in the natural history museum of Leiden .
Memberships
In 1843 Millière was introduced by Pèdre Ormancey as member number 285 of the Société cuviérienne .
swell
- Article on French and English Wikipedia
- Alexandre Constant: Notice nécrologique sur Pierre Millière . In: Annales de la Société entomologique de France (= 6 ). tape 7 , 1887, p. 209-214 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
- Société Cuvierienne: Nouveaux membres admis dans la Société curvienne . In: Revue Zoologique par La Société Cuvierienne . tape 6 , 1843, pp. 256 ( biodiversitylibrary.org ).
Individual evidence
- ^ Société cuviérienne, p. 332.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Millière, Pierre |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | French entomologist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 1, 1811 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Saint-Jean-de-Losne , France |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 29, 1887 |
| Place of death | Cannes |