Rémy Chauvin

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Rémy Andrew Joseph Chauvin (born October 10, 1913 in Toulon , † December 8, 2009 in Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines , Département Haut-Rhin ) was a French biologist and entomologist , most recently honorary professor emeritus at the Sorbonne . It was also interested in topics like parapsychology , life after death, extrasensory perception, and UFOs . He published more than 50 books, mostly on ethology . He became known to the German public through translations of his non-fiction books.

Life

As the son of the biologist Mary-Louise Taupin, he attended high school at the Laval College, then studied for four years at the medical faculty and taught at the Sorbonne. He worked exemplarily on bees and other insects. In 1977 he was a co-founder of the French League for Animal Rights .

Positions

As a biologist, he took a critical position on Darwinism and sociobiology . His curiosity about parapsychological studies and related publications drew criticism from skeptics.

Works

  • Animals among animals , 1967
  • The world of insects , 1967
  • The gifted: How do we recognize and encourage exceptionally gifted children? , 1979
  • Remy Chauvin, Patrick Serres: The Dance of the Bees , 2001, ISBN 2951741219

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ For example Rémi Chauvin, Jean-Pierre Genthin: An investigation into the possibility of psychokinetic experiments with uranium and Geiger counters . In: Journal for Parapsychology and Frontier Areas of Psychology . Volume 8, 1965, p. 140, Ed .: Institute for Border Areas of Psychology and Mental Hygiene of the University of Freiburg, http://dl.ub.uni-freiburg.de/diglit/zs_parapsychologie1965-08/0143
personal data
SURNAME Chauvin, Rémy
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Chauvin, Rémy Andrew Joseph (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION French biologist
DATE OF BIRTH October 10, 1913
PLACE OF BIRTH Toulon
DATE OF DEATH December 8, 2009
Place of death Sainte-Croix-aux-Mines